WO2006137236A1 - Chair type massaging machine, massaging machine, operation device of chair type massaging machine, remote controller for chair type massaging machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine for treating a patient's body, a massage machine, and various operation devices provided therein, and in particular, a user who is seated feels the operation device intuitively or uncomfortable.
- the present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine, a massage machine, and various operation devices provided in the chair-type massage machine that can be operated without any treatment.
- a conventional massage machine capable of treating a user's body includes a treatment element that gives a stimulus to the body of the user, and a user who changes the position of the treatment element. Some are equipped with an operating device to operate.
- an operating device to operate.
- a chair type massage machine disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2566275 (Patent Document 1).
- This chair-type massage machine has a therapeutic element that can move up and down on the backrest, and a joystick-type controller (operating device) that has a rod-shaped operating element installed on the upper part of the armrest. Yes.
- the user then tilts the operation element of the operation device in the front-rear direction, so that the upper and lower positions of the treatment element are changed accordingly.
- the massage machine disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent No. 2566275 is such that when the joystick type operation device is tilted in the front-rear direction as described above, the position of the treatment element is changed in the up-down direction. Yes, the operating direction of the operating device by the user does not match the moving direction of the treatment element. In this way, when there is a discrepancy in directionality between the operation of the operating device by the user and the movement of the treatment element, the treatment person feels uncomfortable or places the treatment element at a desired position. When moving it, you may find it difficult to operate the operating device.
- the treatment element is generally mechanically driven using a motor, a gear, or the like. Operates with a delay with respect to the displacement of the operating device. Such a delay in the operation of the treatment unit may give a new sense of discomfort to the user, and it is desired to eliminate this.
- a chair-type massage machine that gives a stimulus to the body of a user such as fisting, tapping, acupressure, and rolling has been known.
- Many of these chair type massage machines are mainly configured to give the stimulus to the patient's waist, back and shoulders with the treatment element, or to give the stimulation to the calf, thigh, buttocks, etc. with an air bag. Prepare and speak.
- the treatment element is configured to be capable of changing the position in the vertical direction of the back of the user so as to stimulate the waist, back and shoulders of the user.
- This treatment element is provided in a pine surge mechanism, and the massage mechanism generally gives a gripping action and a striking action to an arm that supports the treatment element from a direction perpendicular to the waist and back of the user. As a result, various treatments are given to the patient!
- this massage mechanism is generally provided with arms provided with treatment elements on both the left and right sides of the body center of the user, and these treatment elements are placed from the waist of the user to the back, Various massages are performed by stimulating the body of the user, such as fisting, tapping, acupressure, and mouth-to-mouth rings, while moving in the height direction over the shoulder.
- the air bag is inflated and contracted at the calf, thigh, and buttocks of the user so as to press and stimulate the calf, thigh, and buttocks of the user.
- the configuration for expanding and contracting the air bag is performed by controlling the supply and discharge of compressed air supplied from an air supply source.
- the operation contents of the air bag and the treatment element can be determined by the user operating the operation device provided in the massage machine.
- the operating device the user selects the operation of these treatment elements and air bags, and the tilt angle of the backrest and footrest.
- a remote control device that is selectively operated is generally used. For example, there is a joystick type operation device provided on the armrest portion.
- a massage device provided with this kind of joystick-type operation device, for example, there is a device that allows a desired operation mode to be selected as a shift lever from a plurality of operation modes by a joystick mechanism (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-16428 (Patent Document 2: page 3, FIG. 1).
- an operation device provided with a grip that can be operated with one hand so that the position of the treatment element can be adjusted in a minute amount is provided, and an operation unit provided on the head of the grip is provided.
- the position of the treatment element is slightly adjusted by an operation of pressing in the axial direction of the grip with the thumb and an operation of swinging around the axis of the grip (for example, JP 2005-6735 A). . (Patent Document 3: page 5, Figs. 1 to 4) reference) 0
- the user may want to select individual treatment (treatment operation) according to the physical condition and mood of the day. For example, when the shoulder is tired, only the shoulder is treated intensively, and when the waist is tired, the waist and back are treated intensively.
- a joystick type operating device as disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-57465 selects a treatment operation by operating a joystick provided so as to protrude from an armrest portion. It becomes.
- the joystick is provided so that the upper surface force of the armrest part also protrudes while the force is applied. Therefore, when performing a treatment operation without using the joystick or when the massage machine is not used, this joystick is provided. A protruding joystick may get in the way.
- the operation of the treatment element and the air bag that can be operated with the joystick-type operation device is conventionally performed by the operation of the remote control device instead of the joystick-type operation device.
- a remote control device of this type a switch group arranged in a matrix on a display unit simulating the shape of a human body is provided for inputting the movement range of the treatment element, and the input movement range is displayed.
- an operating device provided with means (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168666 (Patent Document 5: pages 2, 3 and FIG. 1)).
- a protrusion for designating the human head is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the controller main body, and a plurality of operating elements are arranged on the front surface of the controller main body. Some are arranged in the corresponding order in the longitudinal direction so that a plurality of operation buttons corresponding to each part of the human body can be identified and operated by the sense of touch of the hand (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310680). (See Patent Document 6: pages 4, 5 and FIG. 3).
- the remote control device has a first surface corresponding to a backrest portion and a second surface corresponding to a seat portion, and these first and second surfaces are touched by a tactile sense of the hand.
- buttons that can identify corresponding to each part of the human body (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310681 (pages 3 to 5, FIGS. 3 and 4)).
- the operation for selecting the movement position of the treatment element and the operation for controlling the operation of the treatment element are: Since it is configured to selectively operate a plurality of switches, the operation is complicated, and simple operation is difficult.
- a joystick mechanism operating device as disclosed in JP-A-2004-57465 is generally provided on the upper surface of one of the left and right armrests.
- a joystick mechanism is provided in the armrest portion on the right side of the user, and an operation mode selection or the like is performed when the user operates the joystick mechanism with the right arm.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent No. 2566275
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-16428
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-6735
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-57465
- Patent Document 5 JP-A-5-168666
- Patent Document 6 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310680
- Patent Document 7 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-236709
- Patent Document 8 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-233506
- the present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and the object thereof is a user-friendly chair-type massage machine, a massage machine, an operation device for a chair-type massage machine, and a chair-type massage machine. It is to provide a remote control device.
- the first purpose is to move the treatment unit in a direction corresponding to the operation direction when the operation device is tilted in the front-rear direction with reference to the viewpoint of the user.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a chair type massage machine that can be moved so that the user can operate the operation device intuitively.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine that moves a treatment unit that gives a stimulus to the user according to the amount of displacement of the operation device. It is in providing the massage machine which can suppress a sense of incongruity.
- a third object of the present invention is to make it easy to select a treatment operation by selecting a treatment operation switch and to change a treatment position and treatment strength by using an operation tool, for a chair type massage machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operating device capable of performing various treatment operations and a massage machine equipped with the same.
- a fourth object of the present invention is to provide an operation device capable of storing the operation device provided in the armrest portion in the armrest portion in a stable form, and a chair-type massaging device including the operation device. Is to provide a machine.
- a fifth object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device capable of visually and intuitively operating each operation of the massage machine, and a massage machine including the same.
- a sixth object of the present invention is to provide a chair-type massage machine in which an armrest provided with an operation device can be exchanged between left and right, and the operation device can be operated with an arm that is easy for a user to operate. There is to do.
- the chair-type massage machine that achieves the first object is provided in a backrest part that supports the back part of the user, and is movable and stimulates the backrest part.
- an operation device having a grip portion that can be displaced by a predetermined neutral position force by the operation of the user, and outputting a signal corresponding to the operation of the grip portion, the signal of the operation device force
- a control device that controls movement of the treatment unit in a direction that matches the operation direction of the grip unit.
- the "movement of the treatment portion in a direction that matches the operation direction of the grip portion” does not mean exact matching of directions.
- the treatment part moves in a direction within a range that is recognized as being sensibly coincident with the operation direction. More specifically, “the movement of the treatment part in the front-rear direction (or up-down direction) that matches the operation direction of the grip part” means that the user who uses the chair type massage machine operated the grip part. Sometimes, it refers to the movement of the treatment part in the front-rear direction (or up-down direction) within the range that is recognized to coincide with the operation direction. This also applies to the description in the following description.
- both the treatment portion and the grip portion of the operation device are movable in the front-rear direction
- the control device is configured to move forward and backward to match the operation direction when the grip portion is operated in the front-rear direction. It may be configured to control the treatment unit to move in a direction.
- control device may be configured to control the grip portion of the operating device to move the treatment portion according to the time when the neutral position force is also operated in the front-rear direction.
- the treatment portion can be moved forward or backward in accordance with the operation direction. In this way, the treatment section can be moved by a simple and intuitive operation of the operation device.
- control device is configured to control the grip portion of the operation device to move the treatment portion according to a displacement amount in which the neutral position force is also operated in the front-rear direction. May be.
- the displacement of the grip portion of the operating device and the displacement of the treatment portion further coincide with each other in the relationship between the direction (front and back) and the distance (displacement amount).
- the operating device can be operated intuitively.
- both the treatment unit and the grip portion of the operation device are movable in the vertical direction, and the control device operates in the vertical direction that matches the operation direction when the grip portion is operated in the vertical direction. It may be configured to control the treatment unit to move in a direction. With this configuration, when the grip portion is operated in the vertical direction, the treatment portion is also moved in the same upward and downward direction, so that the user can operate intuitively.
- the control device may be configured to control the grip portion of the operation device to move the treatment portion according to the time when the neutral position force is also operated in the vertical direction. With such a configuration, while the grip portion is operated, the treatment portion can be moved upward or downward in accordance with the operation direction. In this way, the treatment section can be moved by a simple and intuitive operation of the operation device.
- control device may be configured to control the grip portion of the operation device to move the treatment portion according to a displacement amount in which the neutral position force is also operated in the vertical direction.
- the displacement of the grip portion of the operating device and the displacement of the treatment portion further match in the relationship of the direction (up and down) and the distance (displacement amount), and the user is more
- the operating device can be operated intuitively.
- the present invention that achieves the second object outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of displacement of the neutral position force, and a treatment portion that is substantially linearly movable and that stimulates the user.
- a massage machine comprising an operation device (operation tool) and a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit based on a signal of the operation device force, wherein the control device is a neutral device of the operation device. It is configured to control the treatment unit to move by a displacement amount proportional to the displacement amount from the position, and includes at least one of a neutral position and a maximum displacement position of the operation device.
- a displacement zone in which the treatment part does not operate is set.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to a user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of displacement from a neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force.
- a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of a neutral position force of the operation device,
- the treatment unit is controlled to move at a speed corresponding to the maximum displacement speed of the operating device during the displacement of the operating device.
- control device may be configured to control the treatment portion to change the speed in a step shape according to the displacement speed of the operating device.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to a user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount from a neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force. And a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit, wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of a neutral position force of the operation device,
- control is performed to increase the speed of the treatment unit. It is configured. With such a configuration, when the delay distance, which is the difference between the current position of the treatment unit and the target position, exceeds a threshold value, the delay distance can be shortened.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to the user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of displacement from the neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force.
- a massage machine comprising: a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit, wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of a neutral position force of the operation device; and
- the displacement speed of the operating device increases tl, it is configured to determine the acceleration up to the target displacement speed of the treatment unit after the increase using the displacement speed of the operation device or the treatment unit before the increase as a gain.
- the displacement speed of the operating device is changed, based on the displacement speed of the operating device or the treatment unit before the increase without causing the user to experience excessive stimulation.
- the displacement speed of the treatment area can be increased smoothly.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to a user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount from a neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force. And a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit, wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of a neutral position force of the operation device,
- the treatment portion after the increase is obtained using the difference value of the displacement speed of the operation device before or after the increase or the difference value of the target displacement speed of the treatment portion as a gain. It is configured to determine the acceleration up to the target displacement speed.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to a user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount from a neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force.
- a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of a neutral position force of the operation device, And when the displacement direction of the said operating device is changed, it is comprised so that the movement of the said treatment part may be stopped.
- the present invention is based on a movable treatment unit that gives a stimulus to a user, an operation device that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount from a neutral position, and a signal of the operation device force. And a control device for controlling the operation of the treatment unit, wherein the control device moves the treatment unit by a displacement amount proportional to a displacement amount of the neutral position force of the operation device.
- the control unit is configured to output a control signal to the treatment unit, and the treatment unit includes a motor that is driven based on a control signal from the control device, and the motor can at least start the motor.
- a pulse train signal having one or more powers of the pulse signal is set at a predetermined time interval. Entered with a gap It is comprised so that.
- At least the PWM signal necessary for generating the motor starting torque is output at a predetermined duty ratio, so that the stop of the motor during the displacement of the operating device is suppressed, and the treatment unit Intermittent operation can be suppressed.
- the treatment unit is provided in a backrest portion that supports a back portion of the user, and both the treatment unit and the operation device are movable in the front-rear direction, and the control device includes the operation tool. It may be configured to control the operation of the treatment section so that the displacement direction of the treatment section and the displacement direction of the treatment section match. By adopting such a configuration, the displacement direction of the operating device and the displacement direction of the treatment section coincide with each other, so that the feeling of operation of the operating device by the user is improved.
- the operating device may be configured to maintain a position in which the neutral position force is also displaced in a non-operating state.
- the operating device for the chair type massage machine of the present invention that achieves the third object described above is a chair provided with a massage mechanism provided with a treatment element for treating the back of the user at the backrest.
- An operation device for a child-type massage machine comprising: an operation tool capable of operating movement of the massage mechanism; and a plurality of treatment operation switches capable of selecting treatment operation by the treatment element, and selected by the treatment operation switch In addition to the treatment operation, the pine surge mechanism is moved according to the operation of the operation tool.
- the user can easily perform a desired treatment operation by a combination operation of selecting the treatment operation switch and operating the operation tool.
- the operation tool includes a grip portion that can be gripped by the user. If the grip portion includes a reclining operation switch of the chair-type massage machine, the reclining operation is performed only by the operation tool. be able to.
- a recording means for recording an operation history by the operation tool and the treatment operation switch is provided, a treatment operation according to the preference of the user can be easily called at a later date.
- a chair-type massage machine includes a control device according to any one of the above in an armrest portion, and a control device that performs drive control so as to perform a treatment operation according to the operation of the control device. Is provided. According to this chair type massage machine, it is possible to perform treatment according to the user's preference by operating the treatment operation switch and the operation tool.
- the chair-type massage machine operating device of the present invention that achieves the fourth object includes a backrest portion having a massage mechanism provided with a treatment element for treating a back portion of a user, an elbow
- the operating device is installed in the armrest portion and can be stored in a storage portion provided in the armrest portion.
- the operation device is stored in the storage portion, and the operation device stored in the storage portion is arranged at an operation position by an arrangement operation.
- the operation device provided in the armrest can be housed inside the armrest when not in use, and placed in the operation position when in use to perform stable operation.
- the operating device is stored in the storage portion at a position where the operating device of the armrest portion is provided. Occasionally, by providing a lid member that covers the upper portion of the operating device and forms the upper surface of the armrest portion, the upper surface of the armrest portion when the operating device is housed in the armrest portion can be made flat.
- an armrest is provided through the opening. It is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside.
- the operating device can be arranged at the operating position only by opening the lid member. Can do.
- the operating device can be stored only by closing the lid member. .
- a driving means for placing the operating device housed in the armrest portion at the operating position is provided inside the armrest portion, and the driving means is constituted by an air driving means, the operating device is stored in the operating position. Can be flexibly done with air.
- the chair-type massage machine of the present invention includes any one of these operation devices in an armrest portion, and includes detection means for detecting a storage state and an arrangement state of the operation device. According to this chair type massage machine, it is possible to select the operation by the operation device by detecting the storage state and the arrangement state of the operation device provided in the armrest portion.
- the chair type massage machine remote control device of the present invention that achieves the fifth object is provided at the treatment position by the treatment element provided at the backrest, the footrest, and the seat.
- a selection button for selecting a treatment position by the air bag is provided, and a treatment position operation unit is provided in which each selection button is arranged in the form of a side view of a user sitting on a chair type massage machine.
- buttons for operating the angle of the backrest and the angle and position of the footrest respectively. If a position control unit is provided with buttons and buttons arranged in the form of a side view of a chair type massage machine, the angle of the backrest and the angle and position of the footrest can be adjusted by visual intuition. It is easy to determine the location and press the operation button at that location.
- the combination of the selection buttons for selecting the treatment position of the backrest by the treatment element and the treatment position of the footrest and the seat by the air bag, and the treatment by the treatment element If the treatment is combined with the treatment using the air bag, the treatment according to the preference of the user can be selectively performed. This operation can also be performed with visual intuition, so that the treatment location of the backrest and the treatment location of the footrest and seat can be easily determined.
- a chair-type massage machine of the present invention includes any one of the above-described remote control devices for a chair-type massage machine in a chair-type massage machine including a backrest, a seat, and a footrest.
- the remote control device for the chair type massage machine is configured so that the treatment operation by the treatment element provided in the backrest part and the air bag provided in the footrest and the seat part can be selected.
- the treatment position and treatment sensation can be easily selected visually, so that even a person unfamiliar with the treatment operation of the chair type massage machine can easily treat the target location.
- the present invention that achieves the sixth object is a chair-type massage machine having armrest portions on the left and right sides of a base, wherein an operating device is provided on one of the left and right armrest portions.
- the armrest portion provided with the operating device and the other armrest portion are configured to be detachable so that they can be exchanged on the left and right sides, and the operating device and the base are disposed between the armrest portion and the base.
- a removable means for transmitting signals between them is provided. Accordingly, the armrest provided with the operation device can be easily replaced with the other armrest, and the operation device can be easily positioned on the arm side that is easy for the user to operate.
- the operation device provided on one of the left and right armrests is a treatment operation device that operates the treatment operation of the massage mechanism provided in the massage machine, the user can perform the treatment operation of the massage mechanism. It is possible to easily position the treatment operating device on the arm side where it is easy to operate.
- the treatment operation device is configured to be housed in an armrest portion, and driving means for arranging the treatment operation device housed in the armrest portion at a predetermined position is provided in the armrest portion, and the armrest portion If the detachable connection means for supplying the power of the drive means from the base to the armrest is provided between the base and the base, the drive means for disposing the treatment operation device that can be stored in the armrest at a predetermined position. Can be easily detached from the base together with the armrest.
- the operation device provided on one of the left and right armrests is a measurement operation device that measures the biological information of the user who is treated with a massage machine, the biological information such as the pulse wave of the user is obtained.
- the measurement operation device can be easily positioned on the arm side where measurement is easy.
- a control device having a detection function for detecting the connection state of the transmission member is provided, and the control device has a function of displaying the connection state detected by the detection function on the remote control device of the chair type massage machine. If it is provided, the user can easily check the connection state between the armrest portion provided with the operation device and the base with the remote control device. The invention's effect
- the present invention it is possible to provide a user-friendly chair-type massage machine, a massage machine, an operation device for the chair-type massage machine, and a remote control device for the chair-type massage machine.
- the operational discomfort caused mainly by the operation delay of the treatment unit. can be provided.
- the chair type massage machine can easily select the treatment operation by selecting the treatment operation switch and change the treatment position or treatment strength with the operation tool. It is possible to provide an operation device capable of performing various treatment operations and a massage machine equipped with the operation device.
- an operating device that can house the operating device provided in the armrest portion in a stable form inside the armrest portion, and a chair-type massage machine including the operating device.
- a remote control device capable of visually and intuitively operating each operation of the massage machine, and a massage machine including the remote control device.
- a chair-type massage machine that allows the armrest portion including the operation device to be exchanged between the left and right sides, and allows the user to easily operate the operation device with the arm.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a chair type massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a configuration of a massage mechanism and a moving device provided in the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the massage mechanism in order to explain the operation principle of the massage mechanism shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a joint mechanism of a base portion and a rod portion of the operating device provided in the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. The configuration based on these lines of sight is shown.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the joint mechanism shown in FIG. 5, showing the configuration based on the line of sight from the diagonally left rear side.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the grip portion of the operating device shown in FIG. 1 and a rod portion in the grip portion.
- FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the operating device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the massage mechanism included in the chair type pine surge machine when the grip portion of the operating device is tilted in the front-rear direction.
- FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining another operation of the massage mechanism provided in the chair-type massager machine when the grip portion of the operating device is tilted in the front-rear direction.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the massage mechanism included in the chair-type massage machine when the grip portion of the operating device is operated in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 12 shows the joint mechanism of the operating device provided in the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which abbreviate
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an operating device having a different configuration from the operating device shown in FIGS. 5 to 8.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the grip portion of the operating device shown in FIG. 13, taken along the XIV arrow, and shows the configuration of the gripping handle.
- FIG. 14 (a) shows a configuration when the gripping handle is open
- FIG. 14 (b) shows a configuration when the gripping handle is closed.
- FIG. 15 is a side view showing the swinging motion of the massage mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in the front-rear direction.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing functions according to Embodiment 2 of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the positional relationship between the lever and the massage mechanism provided in the chair type massage machine shown in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 1 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism.
- FIG. 19 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to the second embodiment of the back-and-forth movement control of the massage mechanism, (a) is the position of the changing lever, and (b) corresponds to this.
- the target displacement speed in the longitudinal direction of the massage mechanism is shown in relation to the time axis.
- FIG. 20 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 3 of the back-and-forth movement control of the massage mechanism, and (a) shows the target position in the front-rear direction of the massage mechanism relative to the position of the lever.
- An example of the time change is indicated by a solid line, and the force!].
- an example of the actual time change of the position of the massage mechanism is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and (b) shows the displacement speed of the massage mechanism corresponding to this. Show the time change.
- FIG. 21 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 4 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism, (a) is the lever position, and (b) is the corresponding massage mechanism.
- the target displacement speed in the longitudinal direction is shown in relation to the time axis.
- FIG. 22 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 5 of the back-and-forth movement control of the massage mechanism, (a) is the displacement of the lever, and (b) is the corresponding massage mechanism. Before and after The target displacement speed in the direction is shown in relation to the time axis.
- FIG. 23 is a graph showing temporal changes in the displacement speed of the lever and the PWM signal input to the motor that drives the massage mechanism, (a) is when the lever is displaced at low speed, and (b) is The mode when the lever is displaced at extremely low speed is shown.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a side view schematically showing a moving state of the massage mechanism of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 24.
- FIG. 26 is a drawing showing a joystick as an example of the operating tool of the operating device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 24, (a) is a perspective view from the back side, and (b) is a front view. It is.
- FIG. 27 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing an internal mechanism of the joystick shown in FIG. 26.
- FIG. 28 is a plan view showing the operating device for the chair-type massage machine according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a control circuit including the control circuit of the operating device shown in FIG. 28 and the control circuit of the remote control device of the chair type massage machine.
- FIG. 30 is an explanatory view showing an operation example by the operation device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 28.
- FIGS. 31 (a) and 31 (b) are explanatory views showing other examples of operations by the operation device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 28, respectively.
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 33 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing an internal mechanism of the joystick shown in FIG. 32.
- FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the inside of the armrest portion in a state where the joystick type operating device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 32 is disposed at the operating position.
- FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the inside of the armrest portion in a state where the joystick type operating device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 32 is housed.
- FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the armrest portion showing an opening mechanism for opening a lid member provided on the upper part of the joystick-type operating device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 32.
- FIGS. 37 (a) to 37 (d) are perspective views showing a flow of disposing the lid member and the joystick-type operating device, which are opened by the lid member opening mechanism shown in FIG. 36, to the operation position, respectively.
- FIG. 38 is a front view showing an overall configuration of a remote control device for a chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 39 is a drawing of the chair type massage machine remote control device shown in FIG. 38, where (a) is a side view and (b) is a BB cross-sectional view.
- FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 41 is a plan view of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 40.
- FIG. 42 is a side view of the armrest portion provided with the joystick-type operating device shown in FIG. 40.
- FIG. 43 is a side view of the armrest portion provided with the pulse wave measuring device shown in FIG. 40.
- FIG. 44 is a perspective view of a portion where the pulse wave measuring device for the armrest shown in FIG. 43 is provided.
- FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing another configuration in the armrest portion in a state in which the joystick type operating device is housed.
- FIG. 46 is a drawing for explaining the operation of the storage mechanism when the joystick is stored in the armrest, and (a) is that the lid member is fully opened and the joystick is in the operating position. (B) shows the state when the lid member is slightly closed, and (c) shows the state where the lid member is completely closed and the joystick is housed in the armrest.
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a shirt that can be applied to the entrance / exit of the joystick in the armrest portion, and shows a state in which the shirt is closed.
- FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing a state where the shirt shown in FIG. 47 is opened.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a chair type massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is.
- This chair type massage machine 1 is mainly composed of a seat part 2, a backrest part 3, a footrest 4, and an armrest (armrest part) 5.
- the seat portion 2 is configured by arranging a cushion portion 2c formed substantially flat so that the upper surface is used as a seat surface on the upper portion of a base (not shown).
- Each has a leg 2a (only the left leg 2a is shown in FIG. 1).
- the cushion part 2c has an urethane foam, sponge, or polystyrene foam interior material (not shown) placed on the upper surface of the base, and is further provided with a polyester raised brush, synthetic leather, or natural leather. It is configured to be covered with an exterior material (cover) made of etc.
- an upper end portion of a footrest 4 for massaging the ankle and calf of the user by supplying and discharging air to an air bag (not shown) is pivotally attached.
- the footrest 4 can swing back and forth around its upper end.
- the concept of direction used in the description of Embodiment 1 is the subject (not shown) seated on the seat 2 of the chair type massage machine 1 unless otherwise specified in the text. It is consistent with the concept of direction when viewed from the above.
- the footrest 4 includes a flat crus support surface 4a extending downward from the front end of the seat 2 in FIG. 1, and side walls 4b and 4c projecting forward from both sides of the crus support surface 4a.
- the lower end of the lower leg support surface 4a that is, the end force farthest from the seat 2 on the lower leg support surface 4a is also composed of a sole support wall 4d that protrudes forward (in this description, it swings back and forth. Possible footrests 4 forces can be described in the rear position as shown in Fig. 1).
- Air bags 47 are provided inside the side walls 4b and 4c, and these air bags 47 are installed in the seat portion 2 or the backrest portion 3 such as pumps and valves.
- the air supply / exhaust device 46 is connected via an air hose 48 (see FIG. 4), and is configured to expand or contract by the supply / exhaust air from the air supply / exhaust device 46. Therefore, when the user is seated, the air bag 47 repeatedly expands and contracts, so that a pressure stimulus can be applied to the outer part of the lower leg and the side and upper part of the foot. .
- Air bags 47 are also provided at multiple locations on the supporting lower leg support surface 4a. Source 48. These air bags 47 are repeatedly inflated and contracted to give a pressure stimulus to the circumference of the calf and the Achilles tendon of the user.
- the sole support wall 4d comes into contact with and supports the sole of the user.
- a vibrator and an air bag 47 are provided inside the powerful sole support wall 4d, and the air bag 47 is connected to the air supply / exhaust device 46 via an air hose 48.
- the vibrator has a configuration in which an eccentric mass is attached to an output shaft of a DC motor, for example, and can generate micro vibrations when driven.
- These air bags 47 are repeatedly inflated and contracted, so that a pressure stimulus can be given to the sole of the user, and the vibrator operates to vibrate the sole of the user. I can give a stimulus.
- a plurality of air bags 47 are also arranged on the rear side (back side) of the seat portion 2. These air bags 47 are also connected to an air supply / exhaust device 46 via an air hose 48, and are configured to expand or contract by air supply / exhaust from the air supply / exhaust device 46. Further, a vibrator (not shown) having the same configuration as described above is provided on the rear side (back side) of the seat surface center of the seat portion 2. With such a configuration, by repeatedly expanding and contracting the air bag 47 while the user is seated on the seat 2, it is possible to give a pressure stimulus to the buttocks of the user and drive the vibrator in the same state. By doing so, vibration stimulation can be given to the anus of the user.
- a backrest part 3 is provided at the rear part of the seat part 2.
- the backrest 3 is a part of an adult's body when an adult with a general physique that supports the upper body of the user sits on the seat 2 of the chair type massage machine 1.
- the size is such that it does not protrude, and it is substantially rectangular in front view.
- the lower end of the backrest 3 is pivotally supported by a left and right pivot (not shown) at the rear of the seat 2, and the back 3 pivots around this pivot and reclines back and forth. Is possible.
- armrests 5 fixedly supported on the base of the seat 2 are provided.
- the armrest 5 extends forward from both sides of the backrest 3 and is incorporated in the chair-type massage machine 1.
- An operating device 7 (described later) connected to the control unit 40 (see also FIG. 4) is mounted on the armrest 5 on the right side.
- the chair type massage machine 1 includes a controller 8 connected to the control unit 40 separately from the operation device 7.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the massage mechanism 200 and the moving device 200a, and FIG. 3 schematically shows the configuration of the massage mechanism 200 in order to explain the principle of operation of the massaging and stroking operation by the massage mechanism 200.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows the configuration of the massage mechanism 200 in order to explain the principle of operation of the massaging and stroking operation by the massage mechanism 200.
- the massage mechanism 200 has two roller-shaped treatment elements 10 and 10 for applying mechanical stimulation to the body of the user on the left and right. These treatment elements 10 are rotatably attached to the distal ends of left and right arms 11 and 11 extending forward.
- each arm 11 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 13 at one end of the kneading connecting rod 12.
- a spring 14 is suspended between the arm 11 and the kneading connecting rod 12 so as to be latched by latching portions 11a and 12a protruding from the respective inner surfaces. As a result, the arm 11 is biased to swing downward about the support shaft 13.
- the other end of the kneading connecting rod 12 is connected to one end of the tapping connecting rod 16 via the connecting member 15.
- the kneading connecting rod 12 moves the treatment element 10 in the vertical direction.
- the left and right 'right and left' three-dimensional movement is performed, and the tapping connecting rod 16 moves the treatment element 10 in the vertical direction.
- the connecting member 15 has a flexible connecting structure so that the kneading connecting rod 12 and the striking connecting rod 16 having different operations can be connected to each other while allowing their respective operations.
- a ball joint is employed as the connection structure.
- a fir shaft 20 extending in the left-right direction is arranged between the fir connecting rods 12, 12 provided on the left and right. It is installed. Inclined shaft portions 21, 21 formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle in the same direction with respect to the axis of the shaft 20 are provided at the left and right ends of the shaft 20.
- a fitting portion 12b that opens to the center in the left-right direction is formed in the connecting portion between the kneading rod 12 and the connecting member 15. Then, the inclined shaft portion 21 of the kneading shaft 20 is inserted into the fitting hole 12b so as to be rotatable through a not shown bearing.
- a helical gear 22a is coaxially provided at a central portion in the left-right direction of the kneading shaft 20, and this helical gear 22a meshes with a worm 22b having a vertical rotation axis.
- the worm gear mechanism 23 is constituted by the helical gear 22a and the worm 22b.
- a pulley 24 is coaxially provided at the lower end of the worm 22b, and the pulley 24 is connected to a pulley 27 provided on an output shaft of a fringing motor 26 such as a servo motor via a belt 25. It is connected.
- the rotational motion of the output shaft of the motor 26 is transmitted to the worm 22b via the belt 25, and the grind shaft 20 is rotated by the rotation of the worm 22b.
- the tilt shaft 21 is displaced so as to draw a conical trajectory, whereby the grind connecting rod 12 operates regularly, and the left and right treatment elements 10, 10 move up and down.
- Such a moving operation is a scrubbing operation of the treatment element 10.
- a hitting shaft 30 extending in the left-right direction is disposed between the hitting connecting rods 16, 16 provided above the fir shaft 20 and on the left and right.
- Eccentric shaft portions 31 are provided at both left and right ends of the hitting shaft 30.
- the eccentric shaft part 31 has an axis parallel to the axis of the hitting shaft 30, and the left and right eccentric shaft parts 31, 31 are formed so that their phases are shifted from each other by 180 °.
- a fitting hole 16b that opens to the center in the left-right direction is formed at the other end of the hitting connecting rod 16, that is, the end of the hitting connecting rod 16 where the connecting member 15 is not connected.
- the eccentric shaft portions 31 provided at both ends of the hitting shaft 30 pass through the fitting hole 16b so as to be rotatable via a bearing (not shown).
- a pulley 32 is coaxially provided on the right side of the hitting shaft 30, and the pulley 32 is connected to a pulley 35 provided on an output shaft of a hitting motor 34 such as a servo motor via a belt 33. is doing.
- Such a massage mechanism 200 is mounted on a moving device 200a, and the moving device 20 Oa includes an elevating mechanism 200b and a swinging mechanism 200c.
- the massage mechanism 200 is moved up and down along the backrest 3 in the backrest 3 (see FIG. 1) by driving the lifting mechanism 200b.
- the mechanism 200c is driven to swing back and forth within the backrest 3.
- the lifting mechanism 200b and the swinging mechanism 200c included in the moving device 200a of the pine surge machine 1 will be described.
- the elevating mechanism 200b includes left and right side frames 251, 251, which are also plate members, and an upper portion that is constructed between the upper portions of the side frames 251 and supports the plate members.
- An elevating frame body 250 constituted by a frame 252 and a lower frame (oscillating shaft) 253 which is also provided between the lower portions of the side frame 251 and supports a round bar-like pole force is provided.
- Guide rollers 257 and 258 are rotatably attached to the left and right side frames 251. These guide rollers 257 and 258 are rollable along a guide rail 29a that constitutes an elevating frame 29 arranged in the backrest 3 of the massage machine 1. More specifically, the elevating frame 29a provided in the backrest part 3 has a vertically long rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has left and right guide rails 29a and 29a extending in the vertical direction and parallel to each other.
- the guide rail 29a has a channel-shaped cross section that intersects the longitudinal direction. Thus, the center side in the left-right direction is open.
- the guide roller 257 has a rotational axis along the left-right direction, and is disposed on the upper, middle, and lower portions of the side frame 251, respectively. And it rolls on the inner wall surface of the guide rail 29a, and the movement to the front-back direction of the raising / lowering frame 250 is controlled.
- the guide roller 258 has a rotational axis along the front-rear direction, and is disposed between the guide rollers 257 adjacent in the vertical direction. Then, it rolls on the inner wall surface of the guide rail 29a and restricts the movement of the elevating frame body 250 in the left-right direction.
- an elevating drive shaft 260 is provided so as to be rotatable around the axis, and is provided at both ends of the elevating drive shaft 260 and outside the side frame 251.
- a lift pion 207 is attached to the door.
- a speed reducer 262 and a lifting motor 214 are provided on the lower left side of the lifting frame body 250, and the lifting drive shaft 260 is rotationally driven by the lifting motor 214 via the speed reducer 262.
- an elevating rack 264 in which a plurality of teeth are arranged along the guide rail 29a is provided at the rear part of the guide rail 29a, and the elevating pion 207 is engaged with the elevating rack 264. is doing.
- the elevating motor 214 when the elevating motor 214 is driven, the elevating pinion 207 rolls up and down along the elevating rack 264 by the rotation of the elevating drive shaft 260.
- the guide rollers 257 and 258 rolling along the inner wall surface of the guide rail 29a restrict the movement of the lifting frame body 250 in the front-rear and left-right directions, so that the lifting frame body 250 stably moves up and down. .
- the lower frame 253 supports a swinging mechanism 200c. That is, the rocking mechanism 200c includes rocking frames 270 and 270 made of plate-like members arranged facing left and right, and an extending portion 270a extending downward is formed in the lower part thereof. A bearing portion 270b having a hole that penetrates in the left-right direction is formed at the distal end (lower end) of the extended portion 27 Oa, and the round bar-shaped lower frame 253 of the lifting frame 250 is inserted into the hole. It has been communicated.
- the lower frame 253 forms a swinging shaft of the swinging frame 270, and the swinging frame 270 is rotatably supported by the lower frame 253 at the bearing portion 270b. Thus, it can swing back and forth.
- a rectangular support plate 271 is disposed between the left and right swing frames 270, and is fastened to the left and right swing frames 270 of the support plate 271 with bolts 27 la. Mentioned above
- the massage mechanism 200 is disposed behind the support plate 271 and supported by the support plate 271. Note that through holes (not shown) are formed on the left and right sides of the support plate 271, and the arm 11 included in the massage mechanism 200 protrudes forward from the support plate 271 through the through holes.
- intermediate idle reduction units 273 and 274 for swinging the massaging mechanism 200 supported by the swing frame 270 are attached to the left and right lower portions of the upper frame 252.
- the left and right intermediate idle reduction units 273 and 274 have a symmetrical shape, only the shape of one intermediate idle reduction unit 273 will be described.
- the intermediate idle reduction unit 273 includes a case 275, an idle gear 276 that is supported in the case 275 and rotates together, and a rack drive gear (gear) 240. Such an intermediate idle reduction unit 273 is fixed to the lower part of the upper frame 252 of the elevating frame body 250 using screws 286.
- an advancing / retreating motor 226 and a worm speed reducer 291 are attached to the upper part of the left side frame 251 of the elevating frame body 250.
- the worm reducer 291 is connected to the output shaft of the advance / retreat motor 226, decelerates and outputs the rotation of the output shaft, and this output is transmitted to the transmission shaft (rotary shaft) 292.
- the transmission shaft 292 is provided above the massaging mechanism 200 with the axis in the left-right direction, and the left end is connected to the worm reducer 291 and the right end is connected to the right side frame 251 of the lifting frame 250. It is supported rotatably at the top.
- the transmission shaft 292 described above is supported by the case 275 of the intermediate idle reduction unit 273.
- a transmission gear (not shown) coaxially provided on the transmission shaft 292 is engaged with the idle gear 276 of the intermediate idler reduction unit 273.
- An approximately arc-shaped advance / retreat rack 241 is attached to the upper part of the left and right swing frames 270 that support the massage mechanism 200.
- the advancing / retracting rack 241 is configured by arranging a plurality of teeth on a circumference of a radius D centering on the axis of the lower frame 253 that supports the lower portion of the swing frame 270.
- a rack drive gear 240 included in the intermediate idle reduction unit 273 is engaged with the forward / backward rack 241 from above. As shown in FIG.
- stoppers 241a are provided so as to protrude upward at the front portion and the rear portion of the advance / retreat rack 241, respectively. This The stopper 241a regulates the range of movement of the rack drive gear 240 that rolls along the forward / backward rack 241.
- the swing mechanism 200c having such a configuration is transmitted to the forward / backward rack 241 via the rotational force of the forward / backward motor 226, the worm speed reducer 291, the transmission shaft 292, and the intermediate idle reduction unit 273.
- the rotational speed of the advance / retreat motor 226 is appropriately reduced and transmitted to the rack drive gear 240 through the worm reduction gear 291, the idle gear 276, and the transmission gear.
- the rack drive gear 240 rotates
- the forward / backward rack 241 meshing with the rack drive gear 240 moves in the front-rear direction.
- the swing frame 270 that supports the massage mechanism 200 swings back and forth about the lower frame 253 (see arrows in FIG. 15).
- the hatched portions shown in FIG. 15, that is, the massage mechanism 200, the swing frame 270, and the forward / backward rack 241 swing back and forth.
- FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the chair type massage machine 1.
- the chair-type massage machine 1 includes a control unit 40, which is disposed at the lower part of the backrest 3 and the like, and in the present embodiment, further inside the seat unit 2. (See Figure 1).
- the control unit 40 is mainly composed of a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, and an input / output interface 44 force.
- the input / output interface 44 is connected to an operating device 7 provided outside the control unit 40 and disposed on the armrest 5 (see FIG. 1).
- the CPU 41 can execute a program stored in the ROM 42 and / or a program loaded in the RAM 43.
- the ROM 42 includes a mask ROM, PROM, EP ROM, EEPROM, and the like, and stores a program executed by the CPU 41, data used for the program, and the like.
- the CPU 41 executes the program stored in the ROM 42, so that the massage function such as the above-described massage operation, tapping operation, acupressure operation, and the like is performed on the chair-type massage machine 1. 200 up / down movements and back-and-forth movements can be performed.
- the RAM 43 is configured by SRAM or DRAM.
- the RAM 43 is used as a work area for the CPU 41 when executing a program stored in the ROM 42.
- the I / O interface 44 is, for example, a serial interface such as USB, IEEE1394, RS-232C, a parallel interface such as SCSI, IDE, IEEE1284, or a D / A converter. , AZD modification ⁇ ⁇ It is composed of analog interfaces that have equal power.
- the operation device 7 and the controller 8 are connected to the input / output interface 44, and signals from the operation device 7 and the controller 8 can be received.
- a drive circuit 45 for driving the air supply / exhaust device 46 is connected to the input / output interface 44.
- the air supply / exhaust device 46 is composed of a switching valve such as a solenoid valve and an air pump, and is connected to a plurality of air bags 47 provided at various locations such as the footrest 4 and the seat 2 via an air hose 48.
- the air bag 47 is independently supplied and exhausted.
- the input / output interface 44 is connected with drive circuits 50a to 50d for driving the motors 26, 34, 214, and 226, respectively.
- These drive circuits 50a to 50d are connected to a power supply (not shown), and supply electric power corresponding to the rotation instruction signal output from the input / output interface 44 to the motors 26, 34, 214, and 226, respectively.
- the CPU 41 rotates the rotational direction and rotational speed of the motors 26, 34, 214, 226, or in addition to the rotational speed (rotational angle).
- the rotation instruction signal corresponding to the determined content is generated in the input / output interface 44.
- Each of the drive circuits 50a to 50d includes a noise generator, and generates a voltage (pulse signal) having a pulse width corresponding to the rotation instruction signal given from the pulse generator force input / output interface 44.
- the voltage is applied between the terminals of the motors 26, 34, 214, and 226, respectively.
- PWM control electric power S is supplied to the motors 26, 34, 214, and 226, and they are driven while satisfying the required rotation direction, rotation speed, and rotation speed (rotation angle).
- the motors 26, 34, 214, 226 are DC servo motors, but may be AC servo motors. Needless to say, the configuration of the drive circuits 50a to 50d is also changed in accordance with the change in the type of the motor to be driven.
- the input / output interface 44 is further connected with an encoder 53 and a magnetic sensor 54.
- the encoder 53 generates a pulse signal according to the rotation of the motor 214 that moves the massage mechanism 200 up and down.
- the CPU 41 can detect the position of the massage mechanism 200 in the vertical direction by counting the number of pulses of the pulse signal.
- the magnetic sensor 54 includes a plurality of circumferential sensors at predetermined locations in the axial direction of the grind shaft 20. It is arranged in the vicinity of the fir shaft 20 so as to face a magnet (not shown) arranged at a position, and generates an output voltage according to the strength of the surrounding magnetism.
- the magnets sequentially pass in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor 54, so the CPU 41 calculates the peak of the output voltage from the magnetic sensor 54, and the rotation angle of the grind shaft 20, that is, The position of the treatment element 10 can be detected.
- the armrest 5 of the chair type massage machine 1 includes an armrest base part 5b provided on both sides of the seat part 2 and an upper cover 5a covered on the upper part of the armrest base part 5b. I have.
- the operating device 7 is mounted on the upper cover 5a of the right armrest 5. Further, the operation device 7 has a so-called joystick structure, and as shown in FIG. 1, a base portion 70 fixed to the upper cover 5a of the armrest 5 and a base portion 70 are erected.
- the rod portion 71 includes a cylindrical grip portion 72 that is fitted onto the upper portion of the rod portion 71 and gripped by the user.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the joint mechanism 73 of the base portion 70 and the rod portion 71 of the operating device 7 shown in FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted. A configuration based on this is shown.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the joint mechanism 73 shown in FIG. 5, and shows a configuration based on the line of sight from the diagonally left rear.
- FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the operating device 7 shown in FIG. 5 and 6, the cover 73a (see FIG. 1) that covers the joint mechanism 73 with the upward force is omitted. As shown in FIGS.
- the base portion 70 has a plurality of screw holes 70a, and the base portion 70 has a plurality of mounting screws (not shown) threaded through the screw holes 70a.
- the armrest 5 is fixed to the upper part of the upper cover 5a by passing through the upper cover 5a and screwing it onto the lower armrest base part 5b (see FIG. 1).
- the joint mechanism 73 includes rod pivots 75a, 75b (left rod pivot 75a on the left side) (Indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). From left and right sides of the lower end of the rod portion 71, pivot shafts 76 project from the left and right sides, respectively.
- the pivot shafts 76 are pivot holes formed in the upper portions of the rod pivot tables 75a and 75b. It is inserted through 75c.
- the rod portion 71 It is pivotally supported on the base 70 so that it can swing in the front-rear direction as a center.
- two spring hooks 77a and 77b are provided between the rod portion 71 and the right rod pivot base 75b.
- Panel hooks 77a and 77b are penetrated by the pivot shaft 76 at the top, one panel hook 77a extends diagonally forward and downward from the pivot shaft 76, and the other spring hook 77b obliquely rearward and downward from the pivot shaft 76. It is extended toward. Then, the spring panel 77c is bridged between the lower ends of the two, and both lower ends are urged by the spring panel 77c in the direction close to each other!
- the panel hook 77a that extends obliquely forward and downward swings around the pivot shaft 76 together with the rod portion 71 when the rod portion 71 tilts backward, and the lower end portion is directed forward, and the rod portion 71 is When tilted forward, the inner side surface force of the rod pivot support 75b is also locked by a projecting projection (not shown) so as not to swing.
- the panel hook 77b extending obliquely rearward and downward is rocked about the pivot shaft 76 together with the rod portion 71 when the rod portion 71 is tilted forward, and the lower end portion is directed rearward. When tilted, it is locked to the protrusion of the rod pivot base 75b so as not to swing.
- the neutral position of the rod portion 71 refers to the posture of the rod portion 71 so that the massage mechanism 200 does not move back and forth due to the tilted state of the rod portion 71 as described later.
- the neutral position of the rod portion 71 can be selected in consideration of the operability of the user who does not need to be in the upright state.For example, the rod portion 71 is inclined slightly forward or backward. May be the neutral position.
- a gear piece 78 corresponding to a predetermined central angle portion of the spur gear is disposed between the rod portion 71 and the left rod pivot base 75a.
- the gear piece 78 has a central portion of the pitch circle fixedly supported by the pivot shaft 76, and the pivot portion shaft together with the rod portion 71 when the rod portion 71 is tilted forward and backward. Swing around 76.
- the gear piece 78 is meshed with a first gear 79, which is another spur gear, and the first gear 79 is connected to a pivot shaft 80 pivotally supported by a support portion (not shown) that is erected on the base portion 70. It is attached in the form of a coaxial core. Further, as shown in FIG.
- the first gear 79 has a mouth fixed to the support portion (not shown).
- the second gear 82 attached to the rotary shaft of the one tally damper (attenuator) 81 is meshed.
- a rotary switch 83 is attached to the end of the pivot shaft 80 to which the first gear 79 is attached.
- the rotary switch 83 is connected to the input / output interface 44 shown in FIG. Connected to
- the control unit 40 rotates the forward / backward motor 226 in one direction to move the massage mechanism 200 forward, and the rod part 71 is tilted backward.
- the control unit 40 drives the forward / backward motor 226 to rotate in the other direction to move the pine surge mechanism 200 backward.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the grip portion 72 of the operating device 7 shown in FIG. 1 and the rod portion 71 in the grip portion 72.
- the grip portion 72 is divided into a right and left grip member 72a (indicated by a solid line) and a left grip member 72b (indicated by a two-dot chain line), and the grip members 72a and 72b are
- the grip portion 72 formed by combining forces has a substantially cylindrical shape with an open bottom end.
- the upper portion of the rod portion 71 is inserted into the internal space of the grip portion 72, and the drip portion 72 can move up and down relatively with respect to the rod portion 71 as described below. It is connected.
- the rod portion 71 has a rectangular columnar portion 71a having a substantially rectangular cross section at the lower portion thereof, and a stepped cylindrical columnar portion 71b extending upward from the upper end of the rectangular columnar portion 71a and fitting into the grip portion 72. have. Further, the cylindrical portion 71b also has a lower side force in order of a first small diameter portion 91, a first large diameter portion 92 having a diameter larger than the first small diameter portion 91, and a second small diameter portion 93 having a diameter smaller than the first large diameter portion 92. And a second large diameter portion 94 having a diameter larger than that of the second small diameter portion 93. Further, the first large diameter portion 92 is formed with a vertically long through hole 92a penetrating in the front-rear direction over its entire length.
- a substantially rectangular grip support plate for supporting the grip portion 72 is provided on the upper end portion of the first small diameter portion 91 and the lower end portion of the second small diameter portion 93 so that the first large diameter portion 92 is sandwiched from above and below.
- 95, 95 are provided.
- Each of the upper and lower grip support plates 95 has a hole (not shown) formed in the center thereof, and the first small diameter portion 91 of the rod portion 71 is inserted into the hole of the lower grip support plate 95, A second small diameter portion 93 is inserted in the hole of the upper grip support plate 95.
- a spring support plate 96 having a substantially rectangular shape and having a hole (not shown) at the center is inserted into the upper end portion of the second small diameter portion 93, and the second small diameter portion 93 is inserted into the hole.
- a coil spring 97 is disposed between the lower surface of the lower grip support plate 95 and the upper end surface of the prism portion 71a so as to be externally fitted to the first small-diameter portion 91.
- Another coil spring 98 is disposed between the upper surface of the grip support plate 95 and the lower surface of the spring support plate 96 positioned above the grip support plate 95 so as to be fitted to the second small diameter portion 93! / .
- the coil springs 97 and 98 are both compressed, and urge the lower grip support plate 95 upward and the upper grip support plate 95 downward.
- a first notch groove 100 extending in the circumferential direction is formed in each of the portions corresponding to the upper and lower grip support plates 95 on the inner wall of the grip members 72a and 72b of the grip portion 72.
- the first notch groove 100 is wider than the depth dimension (that is, slightly longer in the up / down direction in FIG. 7).
- the first notch groove 100 has the grip support described above. The periphery of the plate 95 is engaged.
- FIG. 7 only the right grip member 72a is shown in detail, but the left grip member 72b is symmetrical to the right grip member 72a. Description is omitted.
- the grip portion 72 when the grip portion 72 is operated upward from the neutral position, the grip portion 72 can be moved upward by a distance of the width dimension of the first cutout groove 100 on the lower side. That is, the grip portion 72 can be operated upward to a position (uppermost position) where the lower drip support plate 95 contacts the lower inner surface of the lower first notch groove 100.
- the upper grip support plate 95 is moved upward together with the grip portion 72 while being engaged with the upper first notch groove 100, and the coil spring 98 is compressed and the grip portion 72 is biased downward. It is.
- the grip portion 72 is returned downward due to the extension force of the compressed coil spring 98, and the grip portion 72 returns to the neutral position.
- the neutral position of the grip part 72 is the position of the grip part 72 where the massage mechanism 200 does not move back and forth due to the displacement of the grip part 72 in the vertical direction, as will be described later.
- the position of the grip portion 72 in the case (when not being operated) is set to the neutral position when the user does not operate anything.
- the grip portion 72 when the grip portion 72 is operated downward from the neutral position, the grip portion 72 can be moved downward by a distance of the width dimension of the upper first notch groove 100, that is, grits The groove portion 72 can be operated downward to a position (lowermost position) where the upper grip support plate 95 contacts the upper inner surface of the upper first notch groove 100.
- the lower grip support plate 95 is moved downward together with the grip portion 72 while being engaged with the lower first notch groove 100, the coil spring 97 is compressed, and the grip portion 72 is biased upward.
- the grip portion 72 is returned upward by the extension force of the compressed coil spring 97, and the grip portion 72 returns to the neutral position.
- the front and rear portions of the inner portions of the left and right grip members 72a and 72b, respectively, near the lower portion of the upper first cutout groove 100 and near the upper portion of the lower first cutout groove 100, respectively. Is formed with a second notch groove 101 extending in the circumferential direction.
- a switch support plate 102u having a long rectangular shape in the front-rear direction is supported in the second notch groove 101 formed on the upper front and rear sides by fitting the front end portion and the rear end portion.
- the switch support plate 102u is provided through an upper portion in a through hole 92a formed in the first large diameter portion 92 of the rod portion 71, and a push button type first switch 103u is attached to the lower surface. Yes.
- the first switch 103u moves up and down integrally with the grip portion 72 when the grip portion 72 is operated in the vertical direction.
- a switch support plate 102d having a long rectangular shape in the front-rear direction is provided in the second notch groove 101 formed on the lower front and rear sides of the inner side of the grip members 72a, 72b. Each of the part and the rear end part is fitted and supported.
- This switch support plate 102d is provided through a lower portion in a through hole 92a formed in the first large diameter portion 92 of the rod portion 71, and a push button type second switch 103d is attached to the upper surface. It has been.
- This second The switch 103d also moves up and down integrally with the grip portion 72 when the grip portion 72 is operated in the vertical direction.
- the rib 105 is bridged between the left and right side wall portions of the first large-diameter portion 92. And the rigidity of the first large diameter portion 92 is reinforced.
- plate panels 106u and 106d are provided above and below the rib 105, respectively, and the upper panel panel 106u can be bent downward by inertia, and the lower panel panel 106d is inertial. It can be bent upward.
- the first switch 103u on the upper side is provided above the plate panel 106u disposed on the upper side of the rib 105 at a predetermined interval (that is, with play) and is opposed to the lower panel panel 106u.
- the second switch 103d is disposed below the plate panel 106d disposed on the lower side of the rib 105 with a predetermined distance therebetween (that is, with play).
- the lower second switch 103d is also moved upward, and the lower force is in contact with the lower plate panel 106d. Get closer. Then, the second switch 103d is switched from OFF to ON by coming into contact with the plate panel 106d, and the second switch 103d outputs an ON state signal until it is separated from the plate panel 106d.
- the output signal is input through the signal line to the control unit 40 (see FIG. 4) connected to the second switch 103d by a signal line (not shown).
- the control unit 40 drives the motor 214 (see FIG. 2 or 4) to rotate in one direction based on the input signal, and moves the massage mechanism 200 up together with the moving device 200a.
- the upper first switch 103u also moves downward, and the upward force approaches the upper plate panel 106u. Then, the first switch 103u is turned on by contacting the plate panel 106u, and the first switch 103u outputs an on-state signal until the first switch 103u is separated from the plate panel 106u.
- the output signal is input through the signal line to the control unit 40 (see FIG. 4) connected to the first switch 103u by a signal line (not shown).
- the control unit 40 drives the motor 214 to rotate in the other direction based on the input signal, and lowers the massage mechanism 200 together with the moving device 200a.
- the first switch 103u and the second switch 10 Since the panel panels 106u and 106d have elasticity, the first switch 103u and the second switch 10 The impact when 3d comes into contact with the plate panels 106u and 106d is reduced. Further, after the first switch 103u and the second switch 103d are in contact with the plate panels 106u and 106d, the plate panels 106u and 106d are curved even when the grip portion 72 is further operated upward or downward. The first switch 103u and the second switch 103d can be prevented from being damaged by the contact with the plate panels 106u and 106d.
- a roller accommodating chamber 107 is formed above the grip portion 72 and above the rod portion 71.
- the roller accommodating chamber 107 has a shaft core oriented in the left-right direction.
- a rotating roller 108 is accommodated.
- a rectangular window 109 communicating with the above-described roller accommodating chamber 107 is formed on the upper rear surface of the grip portion 72, and a partial force of the peripheral portion of the roller 108 accommodated in the roller accommodating chamber 107 is obtained from the window 109. It is exposed to the outside.
- a volume switch 110 (see FIG. 8) is accommodated in the roller storage chamber 107, and the rotation shaft of the volume switch 110 is interlocked with the rotation shaft of the roller 108.
- the roller 108 is for adjusting the rotation speed of the motors 26 and 34 (see Fig. 3) of the massage mechanism 200.
- the user rotates the roller 108 to one side by a predetermined angle with a thumb or the like.
- a signal corresponding to the rotation angle is input from the volume switch 110 to the control unit 40 (see FIG. 4) through a signal line (not shown), and the massaging operation of the treatment element 10 is accelerated.
- a signal corresponding to the rotation angle is input from the volume switch 110 to the control unit 40 through the signal line, and the massage operation of the treatment element 10 is delayed.
- the massage mechanism 200 provided in the chair-type massage machine 1 described above operates in the same way up and down and up and down by operating the operation device 7 up and down and up and down.
- the operation of the operation device 7 and the operation of the massage mechanism 200 will be described in more detail.
- the massage mechanism 200 can perform various massage operations such as a kneading operation, a hitting operation, and a shiatsu operation as described above, and such a massage operation is an operation device in this embodiment.
- This can be realized by using a controller 8 different from 7.
- a controller 8 different from 7.
- a known technique is used. The detailed explanation here is omitted.
- the control unit 40 determines whether or not a signal indicating that the rod unit 71 is tilted forward is input from the rotary switch 83 (S26). If the user continues to hold the operating device 7 in the state of tilting forward and the signal is still being input from the rotary switch 83 to the control unit 40 (S26: YES), the operation from step 24 is performed. repeat. On the other hand, the rod part 71 stands upright by the force of the user to return the grip 72 to the neutral position in the upright state or by releasing the hand from the grip part 72 and by the action of the spring panel 77c (see FIG. 5).
- the massage mechanism 200 swings forward only during a period (time) in which the user tilts the operation device 7 forward, and the user receives the grip portion.
- the massage mechanism 200 is maintained in that position.
- the same operation is performed when the user tilts the operating device 7 backward, and the massage mechanism 200 swings backward only during the period when the user tilts the operating device 7 backward.
- the massage mechanism 200 is maintained at that position.
- the control unit 40 when the user stops the operation of the grip part 72 and the operating device 7 is in a non-operating state (that is, the signal from the rotary switch 83 of the joint mechanism 73 is not input to the control unit 40). It is also possible to configure the control unit 40 so that the massage mechanism 200 returns to a predetermined position.
- the advance / retreat pinion 240 of the massage mechanism 200 rolls on the advance / retreat rack 241 of the moving device 200a, and the massage mechanism 200 moves in a direction that matches the operation direction of the grip portion 72.
- the rod portion 71 is moved forward by a distance corresponding to the tilt displacement amount (operation distance) (S15).
- the operation of the operating device 7 by the user and the operation of the massage mechanism 200 can be linearly associated with each other. That is, based on the viewpoint of the user sitting on the seat 2, the operation direction (front-rear direction) of the grip part 72 and the operation direction (front-rear direction) of the massage mechanism 200 are matched, and the rod part
- the massage mechanism 200 can be moved by a distance corresponding to (for example, proportional to) the amount of tilt displacement of 71. Also, if you stop the operation by removing your hand from the grip 72, etc.
- the rod portion 71 returns to the neutral position in the upright state, and the massage mechanism 200 also returns to the initial position.
- the moving distance of the massage mechanism 200 in Step 15 is proportional to the displacement amount of the tilting rod portion 71.
- it may be expressed approximately by a second-order or higher-order function of the displacement amount of the rod portion 71.
- it may be approximately represented by an exponential function of the displacement amount of the rod portion 71.
- a discontinuous function may be used in which the movement distance of the massage mechanism 200 is expressed by a combination of these functions.
- the table data in which the input value and the output value corresponding to the input value are associated with each other are stored in the ROM 42 of the control unit 40 in advance. . Then, when the signal of the volume switch force of the controller device 7 is also input, the control unit 40 refers to the table data in the ROM 42 and obtains an output signal corresponding to the input signal, thereby causing the motor 226 to operate. What is necessary is just to drive. Further, instead of the table data, a calculation program may be used, or a calculation circuit may be separately provided by a flip-flop or the like.
- the operation of the massage mechanism 200 when the grip portion 72 of the operating device 7 is operated in the vertical direction will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 when the grip portion 72 of the operating device 7 is operated downward by the user (S1), only the play between the first switch 103u and the upper panel 106u is obtained.
- the first switch 103u comes into contact with the plate panel 106u, and the first switch 103u is switched to the on state (S2).
- a signal is output from the first switch 103u to the control unit 40 (S3), and the control unit 40 drives to rotate the motor 214 based on this signal (S4), and the lifting pinion 207 is applied to the guide rail 29a.
- the massage mechanism 200 moves downward along the guide rail 29a together with the moving device 200a (S5).
- control unit 40 determines whether or not there is a continuous input of the signal indicating the ON state from the first switch 103u (S6). If the user continues to hold the grip part 72 of the operating device 7 in the lower position and the signal indicating the ON state is continuously input from the first switch 103u to the control part 40 (S6: YES), the step Repeat from step 4.
- the first switch 103u is separated from the panel panel 106u, and the control unit 40 determines in step 6 that there is no signal indicating the ON state from the first switch 103u (S6: NO
- control unit 40 stops the rotation drive of the motor 214 (S7), and the massage mechanism 20
- the massage mechanism 200 moves down only during the period in which the user operates the grip part 72 of the operation device 7 downward, and the treatment is performed.
- the massage mechanism 200 is maintained at that position.
- the same operation is performed when the user operates the grip part 72 of the operation device 7 upward, and the massage mechanism 200 moves up and down only during the period when the user operates the grip part 72 upward.
- the massage mechanism 200 is maintained at that position.
- the control unit 40 can be configured so that the massage mechanism 200 returns to a predetermined position (for example, the uppermost position or the lowermost position) when the input to the unit 40 is stopped.
- the chair-type massage machine 1 is based on the viewpoint of the user seated on the seat 2, and the above-described operation direction of the grip 72 of the operation device 7 (that is, up and down) Direction) and the operation direction of the massage mechanism 200 (that is, the vertical direction) coincide with each other. Therefore, the user can intuitively operate the grip portion 72 of the operation device 7 in the vertical direction to move the massage mechanism 200 to a desired position (height), and feel uncomfortable with the operation of the operation device 7. It is possible to improve the operability without feeling.
- the massage mechanism 200 is configured to move in accordance with the operation distance in the vertical direction in addition to the operation direction of the grip portion 72 of the operation device 7. May be.
- a rack is provided in the rod portion 71 of the operating device 7, and the grip portion 72 is engaged with the rack and rolled up and down.
- pions as possible.
- a volume switch that rotates in conjunction is provided. Then, a signal related to the operation direction and operation distance of the grip part 72 detected by the volume switch is input to the control unit 40, and the control unit 40 is driven to rotate the lifting motor 214 based on the input signal. .
- the operating device 7a can maintain the current posture (tilted posture) without returning to the upright state even when the rod portion 71 is in the non-operated state when the rod portion 71 is in the tilted state.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the joint mechanism 73b of the operating device 7a with a part thereof omitted.
- the operating device 7a is replaced with the hooks 77a and 77b and the spring panel 77c in the operating device 7 which has already been described, and one rod pivot support 75b.
- the rotary damper 8 la has a main body screwed to an inner wall portion of a cover 73a (see FIG. 1) covering the joint mechanism 73b, and a rotating shaft (not shown) having an axis centered on a pivot shaft 76. It is connected to the rod part 71 in a matched state.
- the rotary damper 81a together with another rotary damper 81, exhibits a viscous frictional force against the swinging of the rod portion 71 in the front-rear direction. The frictional force cancels out the force that the rod portion 71 tries to tilt further.
- the massage mechanism 200 is maintained in the front-rear direction position. If the rotary damper 81 alone can provide the necessary and sufficient viscous friction force, the unitary damper 81a may be omitted. Conversely, the rotary damper 81a alone provides the necessary and sufficient viscous friction force. If possible, the rotary damper 81 may be omitted.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an external configuration.
- the operating device 300 shown in FIG. 13 can be used in the chair-type massage machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 like the operating device 7 and the operating device 7a. Is mounted on the upper cover 5a of the armrest 5.
- the operating device 300 includes a base portion 301, a rod portion 302 erected on the base portion 301, and a grip portion 303 attached to the upper portion of the rod portion 302. It is configured as Note that a force that normally covers the grip portion 303 and is provided with a cover is omitted in FIG.
- the base portion 301 is shaped like a saddle, and a reclining adjustment button 305 for adjusting the reclining position of the backrest portion 3 and a tapping speed for adjusting the speed of the striking operation by the treatment element 10 of the massage mechanism 200.
- Various buttons and switches such as an adjustment switch 306 are arranged.
- the rod portion 302 erected on the base portion 301 is ball-joined with the base portion 301 at the lower end thereof, and can be tilted in all directions such as front and rear and left and right.
- a rotary switch (not shown) is provided in the base portion 301 so as to detect the tilting direction of the rod portion 302 and to output a detection signal to the control portion 40 (see FIG. 4).
- a spring panel and a rotary damper are provided in the base portion 301 so as to give viscous resistance in the direction opposite to the displacement direction when the rod portion 302 is tilted or returned to the upright state. .
- Such a configuration can exhibit the same function as the joint mechanism 73 of the operating device 7 shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that can exhibit the same function as the joint mechanism 73b of the operating device 7a shown in FIG. 12 by arranging a volume switch instead of the rotary switch and omitting the return spring panel. .
- a rod housing portion 307 having a cylindrical shape is externally fitted.
- the rod portion 302 and the rod housing portion 307 are connected in the same manner as the rod portion 71 and the grip portion 72 of the operating device 7 shown in FIG. That is, in the internal space of the rod housing portion 307, switches (not shown) for detecting the vertical operation of the rod housing portion 307 (corresponding to the first switch 103u and the second switch 103d shown in FIG. 7) and Do not urge the rod housing 307 to return to the center position (neutral position) in the vertical direction! A pulling (corresponding to the coil springs 97 and 98 shown in FIG. 7) is provided.
- the rod accommodating portion 307 can be operated relatively upward and downward with respect to the rod portion 302, and when operated upward and downward, the rod accommodating portion 307 is urged to the neutral position and operates in the operation direction. A signal corresponding to is output to the control unit 40 (see FIG. 4).
- the massage mechanism 200 is moved forward and backward by an intuitive operation by the user as in the case of the operation of the operation devices 7 and 7a described above. And can be moved up and down. That is, when the grip portion 303 of the operating device 300 is tilted in the front-rear direction, the massage mechanism 200 can be moved in the front-rear direction that substantially matches this operation direction, and the grip portion 303 is moved in the up-down direction. When operated, the massage mechanism 200 can be moved up and down. Therefore, the user can intuitively operate the operation device 300, and the operability can be improved.
- the operation in the front-rear direction and the operation in the vertical direction of the massage mechanism 200 when the grip portion 303 is operated is substantially the same as the operation shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. Omitted.
- the rod housing portion 307 is connected to the grip portion 303 disposed above by a connecting member 309.
- the connecting member 309 has a bifurcated shape that is divided into left and right, and is screwed to the rod accommodating portion 307 so as to sandwich the rod accommodating portion 307 from the left and right.
- the grip portion 303 is attached to the upper portion of the connection member 309. Therefore, when the grip portion 303 is operated in the vertical direction, the grip portion 303, the connecting member 309, and the mouth receiving portion 307 are integrally moved up and down, and a switch (not shown) in the rod receiving portion 307 is moved in the operating direction. A signal corresponding to is output to the control unit 40 (see Fig. 4).
- the grip part 303 is disposed between the plates 320, 320 which are arranged vertically and are long in the front and back, a support member 321 which supports the plates 320, 320, and the plates 320, 320. It is mainly composed of a gripping needle 322 that is gripped by a person.
- the gripping needle 322 has left and right gripping members 323 and 324, and the user holds the gripping members 323 and 324 so that they are separated or close to each other, that is, the gripping needle 322 is opened and closed. Hold it as you do.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XIV of the grip portion 303 of the operating device 300 shown in FIG. This is to explain the configuration and operating principle of the gripping needle 322.
- FIG. 14A shows a configuration when the grip handle 322 is open
- FIG. 14B shows a configuration when the grip handle 322 is closed.
- the force that represents each component in Fig. 14 is shown by a solid line. I will mention them sequentially.
- the left and right gripping members 323, 324 are substantially channel-shaped in cross section, and are arranged with their respective opening portions facing each other. Is pivotally supported by Axis 325. Further, the pivot 325 is provided with a coil-shaped biasing panel 326, and when the left and right gripping members 323, 324 are closed below a predetermined opening, these gripping members 323, 324 are opened. Energize.
- a plate-shaped rack support plate 330 extending inward is pivotally supported on the left holding member 323, and a rack 331 extending substantially in the left-right direction is attached to the upper surface of the rack support plate 330. Yes. Further, the rack support plate 330 is formed with a guide hole 332 extending substantially left and right along the rack 331 on the rear side of the rack 331. A plate-like pion support plate 335 extending inward is attached to the right gripping member 324 via a bracket (not shown). The pion support plate 335 is disposed above the rack support plate 330, and a rotary damper 336 is attached to the lower surface of the pion support plate 335 with the output shaft 336a facing downward. Yes.
- a pinion 337 is coaxially attached to the output shaft 336 a, and the pinion 337 is engaged with the rack 331.
- the lower end portion of the output shaft 336a of the rotary damper 336 is inserted into a guide hole 332 formed in the rack support plate 330.
- a volume switch (not shown) is coaxially provided on the pione 337 or the pivot 325, and the distance between the left and right gripping members 323, 324 is close (or the opening degree of the gripping needle 322).
- the corresponding signal force is output to the volume switch force control unit 40 (see Fig. 4).
- the control unit 40 moves the distance between the left and right treatment elements 10 and 10 of the massage mechanism 200 (see FIG. 2) according to the distance between the left and right gripping members 323 and 324. Realize itchiness.
- the massage mechanism 200 can be squeezed, and a massage close to the actual hand squeezing sensation can be realized.
- the configuration for operating the treatment element 10 provided in the backrest part 3 of the chair type massage machine 1 has been described.
- the treatment for controlling the operation by operating the operation device 7 or the like is described.
- the part may be provided in another location.
- the air bag 47 (see FIG. 4) provided on the lower leg support surface 4a (see FIG. 1) of the footrest 4 is inflated or contracted to contact the lower leg of the user
- the part to be moved may be moved in the front-rear direction.
- the operation device 7 or the like may be configured so as to be detachable without being fixed to the chair type massage machine 1 and to be fixed as necessary.
- the control unit 411 included in the chair type massage machine 1 includes CPU 420, RA It consists mainly of M421, ROM422, and input / output interface 423.
- the CPU 420 can execute a program stored in the ROM 422 and a program loaded in the Z or RAM 421.
- the RAM 421 is used as a work area for the CPU 420 when executing a program stored in the ROM 422.
- the ROM 422 stores a program executed by the CPU 420, data used for the program, and the like.
- the CPU 420 can cause the chair type massage machine 1 to perform various massage operations by executing the program stored in the ROM 422.
- Motors 435 to 437 provided in the massage mechanism 406 are electrically connected to the input / output interface 423 provided in the control unit 411 via the drive circuits 430 to 432, respectively.
- the drive circuits 430 to 432 individually drive the motors 435 to 437 based on the control signal output from the input / output interface 423.
- the drive circuit 430 drives the motor 435 corresponding to the lifting / lowering motor 214 (see FIG. 4) according to the first embodiment to move the massage mechanism 406 up and down to change the massage position in the vertical direction. Make a mouth ring massage.
- the drive circuit 431 drives the motor 436 corresponding to the advance / retreat motor 226 according to the first embodiment to move the massage mechanism 406 back and forth to execute the pressure massage on the back of the user. Further, the drive circuit 432 drives the motor 437 corresponding to the scoring motor 26 or the knocking motor 34 according to the first embodiment, and the treatment elements 10 and 10 (see FIG. 1) of the massage mechanism 406 are provided. Operate and perform fir massage and tapping massage. In the present embodiment, for simplification of description, a motor that rubs or beats the treatment elements 10 and 10 is represented by one motor 436, but each operation is similar to the first embodiment. It goes without saying that two corresponding motors may be provided.
- each of the drive circuits 430 to 432 includes a pulse generator (not shown), and the pulse generator has a pulse width voltage (pulse signal) corresponding to the control signal given from the input / output interface 423. And the voltage is applied between the terminals of the motors 435 to 437, respectively.
- PWM control electric power is supplied to each of the motors 435 to 437, and the required rotation direction, rotation speed, and rotation speed (rotation angle) are satisfied.
- a drive circuit and a motor may be additionally provided as necessary.
- displacement sensors 445 to 447 provided at appropriate positions of the massaging mechanism 406 are electrically connected to the input / output interface 423 via the AZD converters 440 to 442.
- Each displacement sensor 445 to 447 outputs an analog detection signal corresponding to the amount of displacement of the massage mechanism 406, and each AZD change 440 to 442 digitizes these detection signals and outputs them to the control unit 411.
- the displacement sensor 445 detects the position of the massage mechanism 406 in the vertical direction
- the displacement sensor 446 detects the position of the massage mechanism 406 in the front-rear direction
- the displacement sensor 447 is the treatment element 10 included in the massage mechanism 406. , 10 positions are detected.
- displacement sensors and AZD converters may be additionally provided as necessary.
- a pulse counter and an encoder may be used instead of the above-described AZD deformation 440 to 442 and displacement sensor 445 to 447.
- the encoder detects digitally according to the displacement amount of the massage mechanism 406. A signal will be output.
- the controller 412 and the operation device 413 are electrically connected to the input / output interface 423.
- the controller 412 includes a plurality of button switches and the like (not shown). By operating these buttons, the massage mechanism 406 can be moved up and down, and the treatment elements 10 and 10 can be operated. ing.
- the operation device 413 includes an AZD conversion 443 and a displacement sensor 448, and the displacement sensor 448 is electrically connected to the input / output interface 423 of the control unit 411 via the AZD conversion 443.
- the displacement sensor 448 detects the displacement amount (tilt angle) of the lever 41 3b (see FIG. 1), which is provided in the operating device 413 and includes the rod portion 71 and the grip portion 72.
- the analog detection signal to be output is digitally output to the control unit 411. Based on the detection signal from the displacement sensor 448, the control unit 411 moves the massage mechanism 406 back and forth.
- the chair type massage machine 1 is basically configured such that the displacement direction of the lever 413b of the operation device 413 described above matches the displacement direction of the massage mechanism 406, and the lever The massage mechanism 406 moves by a displacement proportional to the displacement of 413b. It ’s like that. That is, as shown in the graph of the positional relationship between the lever 413b and the massage mechanism 406 in FIG. The massage mechanism 406 also swings backward. Further, the massage mechanism 406 swings only by a displacement (swing distance) proportional to the displacement (tilt angle) of the lever 413b. In FIG. 17, the neutral position of lever 413b is L,
- the position of the massage mechanism 406 corresponding to 1 4 0 is indicated by M to M.
- the operation device 413 provided in the chair-type massage machine 1 according to the second embodiment can maintain the posture of the operating device 413 in a state where the lever 413b is tilted with respect to the pedestal 413a (see FIG. 1). It has a configuration.
- Such a configuration of the operating device 413 is provided with, for example, a gear that rotates integrally with the lever 413b so as to coincide with the rotation axis of the lever 413b that is rotatably supported by the base 413a, and meshes with the gear.
- a rotary damper having a gear on the rotating shaft is fixed to the base 413a.
- the lever 413b tilted by the viscosity of the rotary damper can maintain its tilted posture.
- the configuration described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 (or FIG. 13 and FIG. 14) in the first embodiment can be applied. Omitted.
- the massage mechanism 406 is configured to be driven by a motor via a plurality of gears, so that a control signal is transmitted from the control unit 411 by operating the operation device 413. Is output, and a delay occurs between the time when the massage mechanism 406 is actually driven based on this. This delay is one factor that causes the user who operates the operating device 413 to feel uncomfortable, but the chair-type pine surge machine 1 according to the second embodiment does not cause such a sense of incongruity.
- various devices have been devised in the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406. Hereinafter, each back-and-forth movement control of the massage mechanism 406 will be described in each embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 1 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406.
- the position (tilt angle) L of the lever 413b and the corresponding longitudinal direction of the massage mechanism 406 are shown in FIG.
- the relationship with the target position (swing angle) M is indicated by a solid line. As shown in Fig. 18, these are located near the neutral position L and maximum displacement position L of the lever 413b.
- Dead zones A and A in which the massage mechanism 406 does not operate are set in a predetermined displacement range of the operating device 413b.
- 0 MAX MAX includes the maximum displacement position in the forward direction and the maximum displacement position in the backward direction of the lever 413b.
- FIG. 18 An example of the relationship between the displacement of the lever 413b and the actual displacement of the massage mechanism 406 is shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG.
- the target position of the massage mechanism 406 solid line
- the actual position of the massage mechanism 406 one-dot chain line
- FIG. 18 when comparing the solid line with the one-dot chain line Even if a deviation D occurs between the dead zone A and the lever 413b, which includes the maximum displacement position L.
- FIG. 19 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 2 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406.
- FIG. 19 (a) shows the position (tilt angle) L of the lever 413b to be displaced
- FIG. b) shows the corresponding target displacement speed (swinging speed) V of the massage mechanism 406 in the front-rear direction.
- the massage mechanism 406 has a constant speed from time t to t.
- the Ml 2 3 Page mechanism 406 is also accelerated and displaced at a constant velocity V (> V). Then lever 413b
- the massage mechanism 406 maintains the speed V without decelerating at the time t and t when the displacement of the
- the massage mechanism 406 At the time t when the massage mechanism 406 reaches the corresponding target position, the massage mechanism 406
- the massaging mechanism 406 is accelerated only when the displacement of the lever 413b is accelerated (time t, t), and the displacement of the lever 413b is decelerated.
- the structure 406 can reach the target position, the followability of the massage mechanism 406 with respect to the displacement of the lever 413b is improved, and the uncomfortable feeling given to the user can be reduced.
- FIG. 20 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 3 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406, and FIG. 20 (a) is a diagram illustrating the front and rear of the massage mechanism 406 with respect to the position (tilt angle) of the lever 413b.
- An example of the time change of the target position (oscillation angle) M of the direction is indicated by a solid line, and in addition, an example of the actual time change of the position of the massage mechanism 406 is indicated by a one-dot chain line.
- FIG. 20 (a) shows the change over time in the displacement speed of the massage mechanism 406.
- FIG. 20 (a) shows the change over time in the displacement speed of the massage mechanism 406.
- the massage mechanism 406 is displaced at the speed V.
- the massage mechanism 406 Is accelerated and stepped from the current speed V to the speed V as shown in Fig. 20 (b).
- the amount of deviation can be suppressed to a threshold value or less, and the followability of the massage mechanism 406 to the displacement of the lever 413b can be improved.
- FIG. 21 is a graph for explaining an aspect according to Example 4 of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406.
- FIG. 21 (a) shows the position (tilt angle) L of the lever 413b, and FIG. 21 (b). Is the target displacement speed (oscillation speed) V in the longitudinal direction of the massage mechanism 406 corresponding to this.
- the massage mechanism 406 operates so as to gradually increase its displacement speed, which may cause an excessive impact on the back of the user. It is possible to reduce a sense of incongruity caused to the user.
- the rate of increase in the speed of the massage mechanism 406, that is, the acceleration d (V) Zdt is the speed increase.
- V is determined as a gain. For example, if the coefficient is C
- the acceleration d (V) Zdt is the difference in the displacement speed of the lever 413b before and after the speed increase.
- the coefficient is C, for example
- FIG. 22 is a graph for explaining one aspect of the longitudinal movement control of the massage mechanism 406 according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 22 (a) shows the position (tilt angle) L of the lever 413b, and FIG. 22 (b). Is the target displacement speed (oscillation speed) V in the longitudinal direction of the massage mechanism 406 corresponding to this.
- the direction of displacement is reversed at time t and the other direction (for example,
- the mechanism 406 starts to be displaced at time t according to the displacement of the lever 413b, and becomes constant at a constant speed V.
- the operation of the massage mechanism 406 stops when the displacement direction of the lever 413b is switched, so that the displacement direction of the lever 413b and the massage mechanism 406 does not match. Can be prevented. After switching, when the target position of the massage mechanism 406 matches the actual position (time t), the mass
- Fig. 23 is a graph showing the change over time in the displacement speed of lever 413b and the PWM signal input to motor 436.
- Fig. 23 (a) shows the low-speed displacement of lever 413b
- Fig. 23 (b) shows the lever 413b. The mode at the time of extremely low speed displacement is shown.
- the PWM signal consisting of a pulse signal power having a predetermined duty ratio is continuous.
- the massage mechanism 406 is displaced at a constant speed corresponding thereto.
- the lever 413b is displaced at an extremely low speed (V).
- a pulse train signal composed of one or more powers of the pulse signal is periodically (intermittently) input to the motor 436.
- the PWM signal having the pulse signal power of the above duty ratio is continuously input to the motor 436. Then, the actual displacement speed of the massage mechanism 406 may exceed the target displacement speed. This phenomenon occurs when the starting torque of the motor 436 exceeds the driving torque in a steady state. In this case, the massage mechanism 406 is stopped every time when the actual position reaches the target position. However, since the lever 413b is being displaced, the massage mechanism 406 is started again after a time interval. Will operate intermittently.
- the pulse signal input to the motor 436 is set to a duty ratio (aZb) that can secure at least the minimum torque necessary for starting the motor 436.
- the drive control of the motor 436 that is characteristic of the present embodiment is performed when the drive torque of the motor 436 that maintains the target displacement speed of the massage mechanism 406 is smaller than the starting torque of the motor 436.
- a pulse train signal having one or more powers of such a pulse signal is intermittently emitted from the drive circuit 43 1 (see FIG. 16) at predetermined time intervals (see FIG. 23 (b)).
- the predetermined time interval is a time interval in which the next one pulse train signal is input to the motor 436 before the massage mechanism 406 operated by one pulse train signal stops, The time interval is longer than the time interval between the pulse signals.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
- FIG. 25 is a side view schematically showing the moving state of the massage mechanism of the chair-type massage machine.
- a joystick will be described as an example of an operation tool included in the operation device.
- front, rear, left and right are used with reference to the direction when viewed from the user seated on the chair type massage machine 501.
- the front side refers to the front side of the seated user
- the left side refers to the left side of the user
- the right side refers to the right side of the user.
- the chair-type massage machine 501 is mainly composed of a seat portion 502, a backrest portion 503, a footrest 504 (leg rest), and an armrest portion 505. Yes.
- the seat portion 502 is disposed on the base 518, and the base 518 is supported on the floor by leg portions 518a provided on both sides.
- a remote control device (controller) 506 is provided in the vicinity of the armrest 505! /.
- the remote control device 506 is provided with a display unit for displaying the operation state of the chair type massage machine 501.
- Reference numeral 519 denotes a control device provided on the base 518.
- the backrest portion 503 provided at the rear portion of the seat portion 502 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a vertically long front view, and a lower end portion of the support shaft 510 provided in the lateral direction of the rear portion of the seat portion 502. Is supported by the base 518.
- the backrest 503 is configured to rotate around the support shaft 510 and to recline back and forth.
- a massaging mechanism 507 including a treatment element 508 for stimulating the back side of the user to be seated is provided in the backrest 503.
- This massage mechanism 507 includes a plurality of roller-shaped treatment elements 508 that give mechanical stimulation to the body of the user (one in each case, two on each side in FIG. 24). These treatment elements 508 are respectively attached to the distal ends of the left and right arms 509 provided so as to be positioned in front of the massage mechanism 507. Each arm 509 is operated by the driving mechanism provided in the massage mechanism 507 so that the arm 509 can also be seen and beat by the treatment element 508. It is configured. In addition, the arm 509 is provided with a vibrator 511, and the vibrator 511 is configured to vibrate the treatment element 508. As shown in FIG.
- the massage mechanism 507 is provided on a lifting platform 513 that moves up and down by a guide roller 513a on rails 512 provided on the left and right ends of the backrest 503. Thereby, the massage mechanism 507 provided with the treatment element 508 can be moved up and down.
- the massage mechanism 507 is configured to be able to swing forward about the fulcrum 513b of the lifting platform 513, so that the treatment element 508 can be pushed forward. It has become.
- the footrest 504 is configured such that the upper end is supported by a support shaft 514 provided at the lower front end of the seat portion 502, and the lower end approaches or separates from the base 518 side. ing. Thereby, the lower end of the footrest 504 is tilted forward so that the angle can be adjusted. Further, the lower end of the footrest 504 is provided with, for example, a slide mechanism so as to approach or separate from the support shaft 514. Thereby, the footrest 504 can adjust the distance to the lower end of the footrest 504 as well as the force of the support shaft 514. In addition, the lower end part of the footrest 504 is provided with a treatment means capable of giving a treatment effect to the sole part of the user, for example, a vibrator (not shown) for treatment by applying vibration.
- a treatment means capable of giving a treatment effect to the sole part of the user, for example, a vibrator (not shown) for treatment by applying vibration.
- the seat 502 is provided with an inflatable Z-shrinkable air bag 515 so as to press the thigh and buttocks, and the footrest 504 is inflated Z-shrinkable so as to press the calf part.
- An air bag 516 and an air bag 517 that can be inflated and contracted to press the foot are provided.
- the configuration in which these air bags 515, 516, and 517 are provided is an example, and the number and arrangement are not limited to this embodiment.
- FIG. 26 is a drawing showing a joystick as an example of the operating device of the operating device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 24, (a) is a perspective view from the back side, and (b) is a front view. Is.
- FIG. 27 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the internal mechanism of the joystick.
- a joystick 520 has a guide member 522 rotatably provided on a support shaft 521 provided in an armrest portion 505, and a guide roller 52 3a that moves the guide member 522 up and down.
- a joystick body 523 guided in the direction is provided.
- the joystick main body 523 is provided with an uneven contact plate 5 provided on the upper portion of the guide member 522.
- Limit switches 524, 525 force abutting 22a, 522b are provided.
- the joystick body 523 is positioned at the lower end, and the limit switch 524 is in contact with the contact plate 522a.
- FIG. 27 is a state where the joystick main body 523 is positioned at the upper end, and the limit switch 525 is in contact with the contact plate 522b.
- the state indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 27 is the neutral position of the joystick body 524.
- the lift position may be detected by a potentiometer.
- the state indicated by the two-dot chain line indicates a state where the joystick 520 is tilted forward to the maximum.
- a semicircular gear 526 that rotates integrally with the guide member 522 is provided at the lower end of the guide member 522.
- the gear 526 is meshed with a pinion gear 527a of a potentiometer 527 provided on the armrest 505.
- the potentiometer 527 detects the rotation angle of the joystick 520.
- circular speed control members 528 and 529 force S that are rotated in the front-rear direction are provided on the upper portion of the joystick body 523.
- the right side speed control member 528 shown in FIG. 26 (a) is provided, and the left side speed control member 529 is provided on the left side.
- the rotation amounts of these speed control members 528 and 529 are detected by potentiometers 528a and 529a, respectively. Instead of these potentiometers 528a and 529a, the rotation amount may be detected by a rotary encoder.
- reclining operation switches 530 and 531 are provided on the front surface of the joystick main body 523 so that the reclining operation can be performed with a hand holding the joystick main body 523.
- the reclining operation switches 530 and 531 are provided, for example, at positions where they can be operated with an index finger and a middle finger. In this case, if the upper reclining operation switch 530 shown in the figure is operated with the index finger, the backrest 503 (Fig. 24) rises and the footrest 504 is lowered, and the lower reclining operation switch 531 is operated with the middle finger. The backrest 503 (Fig. 24) falls and the footrest 504 is configured to rise.
- the reclining operation by the operation of the upper reclining operation switch 530 The reclining operation by operating the lower reclining operation switch 531 should be reversed.
- an LED 532 is provided on the user side (rear side) of the joystick body 523. This LED 532 flashes if the joystick 520 force is not in the neutral position in the initial state when the power is turned on, for example, so that the joystick 520 is returned to the neutral position before the massage machine is operated. This is to call attention to.
- the LED 532 changes to a constantly lit state to inform the user that the joystick 520 can be operated.
- the neutral position of the joystick 520 is detected by a signal from the potentiometer 527 or the like. As a means of prompting the joystick 520 to return to the neutral position, if the joystick 520 is not in the neutral position when the power is turned on, it will be detected and "Return the joystick to the neutral position.” Voice guidance such as may be played.
- FIG. 28 is a plan view showing the operating device for the chair-type massage machine according to the third embodiment.
- the operation device can be provided at any place on the chair type massage machine, but it is preferable to provide it on the left or right armrest part in consideration of the ease of operation of the user.
- FIG. 28 is an example provided on the armrest portion on the right side shown in FIG. 24, with the upper part of the paper showing the front side and the lower part of the paper showing the rear side.
- FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a control circuit including the control circuit of the operating device shown in FIG. 28 and the control circuit of the remote control device 506 of the chair type massage machine 501.
- switches 535 to 546 for selecting various functions are provided on the operation panel 534 (sub remote controller) of the operation device 533 provided in the armrest portion 505. Each function of the plurality of switches 535 to 546 will be described below.
- the switches 537 to 541 are treatment operation switches for selecting a treatment operation, and the switches 542 to 546 are constituent elements of recording means for recording an operation history.
- a switch 535 is a freely selected course switch 535 that allows a user to perform any treatment by combining the joystick 520 and each treatment operation switch 537 to 541.
- This optional course switch 535 Therefore, from the operation mode by the remote control device 506, the operation by the operation device 533 (the joystick 520 and the operation panel 534) is also possible.
- the operation panel 534 is provided with a reclining switch 536. In the reclining switch 536, when the rear side is pushed, the backrest 503 falls backward and the footrest 504 rises, and when the front side is pushed, the backrest 3 rises forward and the footrest 504 falls.
- a plurality of the switches 537 to 546 described above are provided side by side in two stages.
- the partial roller switch 537 provided at the right end shown in the figure is pressed so that the treatment element 508 (FIG. 25) is placed on the back of the user, for example, a part of the back. It is set to roll up and down.
- the treatment element 508 (FIG. 25) rolls up and down over the entire back of the user, for example, the entire back.
- a fir reverse switch 539 for reversing the fir operation direction by the treatment element 508 when pressed.
- the “fir” operation according to (Fig. 25) is set to perform in a predetermined pattern. For example, a pattern is set in which the “fir” operation is performed three times earlier and then performed once later. Another pattern of the “rubbing” operation performed by the treatment element 508 when this button is pressed is set in advance in the paddle 2 switch 541 on the right side of the paddle 1 switch 540.
- the switches 542 to 546 which are constituent elements of the recording means in the subsequent stage, are provided with a memory switch 1 542, a memory switch 2 543, and a memory switch 3 544 on the right side from the center, and on the left side, A recording switch 545 and a playback Z stop switch 546 are provided.
- the operation panel 534 that is, switches 537 to 546) and the joystick 520 shown in FIG. 28 are connected to the joystick control unit 547, and the operation signal from the joystick 520 is transmitted to the joystick control unit.
- the operation signal from the operation panel 534 (FIG. 28) is also input to the joystick control unit 547.
- the signal of the joystick control unit 547 is input to the main control unit 549 of the control device 519, where the chair type mass The machine is converted into a control signal for operating the machine 501.
- the signal input to the remote controller control unit 548 by operating is also input to the main control unit 549 of the control device 519 (Fig. 24), where control for operating the chair type massage machine 501 is performed. Converted to a signal.
- the main control unit 549 outputs control signals to the joystick control unit 547 and the remote controller control unit 548.
- an input signal from the operation device 533 (the joystick 520 and the operation panel 534) is transmitted to the remote control device 50 6 (FIG. 24) via the joystick control unit 547 and the main control unit 549.
- the display unit provided in the display unit can also display in accordance with an input signal from the operation device 533.
- control units 547 to 549 are generally configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input / output interface, and the like.
- the main control unit 549 includes a flash memory, a hard disk, and the like that can record a large amount of data.
- the speed control members 528 and 529 provided on the upper surface of the joystick body 523 are controlled by the operation of the paddle speed control member 528 as described above to control the padding speed by the treatment element 508, and by the operation of the tap speed control member 529. Controls the hitting speed of the treatment element 508.
- the speed control member can be operated even when the joystick body 523 is kept in the neutral position, and can be operated even if the joystick body 523 is operated in the vertical direction or the front-rear direction. It is possible to control the operation speed of the treatment element 508, respectively. This operation The work can also be performed smoothly by changing the speed of “fir” and “tap” by the user's intuitive operation.
- Technique Fir — Switch 1 540 and Technique Fir — Switch 2 541 is a combination operation of the back roller switch 53 8 and joystick 520 or a combination operation of partial roller switch 537 and joystick 520.
- the joystick body 523 is operated upward during the treatment program set in advance as Technique 1 or Technique 2, the treatment element 508 will rise, and the joystick body 523 will move forward.
- the treatment element 508 can be operated so as to go forward and give a strong treatment. In this case as well, the “fir” position can be smoothly changed using the joystick 520 by the intuition of the user.
- FIG. 30 is an explanatory view showing an operation example by the operation device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. Based on this figure, the joystick 520 is paired with the switch (memory 1 switch 542, memory 2 switch 543, memory 3 switch 544, recording switch 545, playback Z stop switch 546) at the rear of the operation panel 534 shown in FIG. The alignment operation will be described.
- the memory 1 switch 542, the memory 2 switch 543, and the memory 3 switch 544 are operated (pressed) to be a recording unit of the control unit 547 or the main control unit 549 (for example, flash memory, hard disk, etc.
- the operation history data is recorded in a predetermined area. Since the memory 1 switch 542, the memory 2 switch 543, and the memory 3 switch 544 all have the same function, the following description will be given by taking the memory 1 switch 542 as an example.
- the recording switch 545 is operated to start recording. Thereafter, joystick 520 or the like is operated so as to perform the treatment operation desired by the user. Then, the history of the treatment operation is recorded until the power to stop the recording by operating the playback Z stop switch 546 and the longest recording time (for example, 5 minutes) of the memory are reached.
- the memory 1 switch 542 to the memory Recording of the history of treatment operations on the 3 switch 544 can be performed independently of each other. Also, it is possible to overwrite the treatment operation history data in these recording units.
- the history of treatment operations recorded by the memory 1 switch 542 in this way is shown in the lower side of FIG. 30 after the memory 1 switch 542 is operated (after being selected by pressing). Playback is executed by operating the Z stop switch 546 for playback.
- the treatment operation history that can be recorded by the memory 1 switch 542 to the memory 3 switch 544 is, for example, a maximum of 5 minutes, and the recorded treatment operation is set to be reproducible, for example, for a maximum of 15 minutes.
- FIGS. 31 (a) and 31 (b) are explanatory views showing another example of operation by the operation device of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG.
- This operation example is an example of recomposing the treatment operation history recorded in the recording unit.
- the treatment operation history recorded by the memory-1 switch 542 will be described as an example.
- the treatment history recorded in memory 1 switch 542 is the longest 5 minutes, and the treatment history of 5 minutes is, for example, A (back push), B (back It is assumed that it is made up of part fir), C (up and down the back), D (push back), and E (shoulder fir).
- examples of reassembling this configured treatment history include A (back muscle push), C (back muscle up / down), C (back muscle up / down), D (back push), E It can be reconfigured so that treatment is performed in the order of (shoulder fir).
- This treatment operation recombination operation can be performed, for example, by performing an operation of deleting an unnecessary configuration or repeating an operation each time a treatment operation history is reproduced, or by displaying on the display unit of the remote control device 506 shown in FIG. In this way, it can be performed in a visually expressed state.
- voice guidance may be played when each switch provided on the operation panel 534 is operated. For example, when operating the memory 1 switch 542 to memory 1 3 switch 544, if you operate an already recorded switch, a message such as “Already registered. Do you want to overwrite it?” Flows, and the recording switch 545, When the playback Z stop switch 546 is operated, an audio guidance may be played as to which switch should be operated next. In this case, the same content as the audio content may be displayed on the display unit of the remote control device 506. These functions can be adopted as appropriate, and the functions may be added to the control device 519.
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- a joystick type operating device is taken as an example of the operating device, and an example in which this joystick type operating device is provided on the right armrest portion will be described.
- First, an example of the overall configuration of the chair type massaging machine of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the concept of direction in the fourth embodiment is used as being consistent with the concept of direction used in the third embodiment described above.
- the chair-type massage machine 601 includes a seat 502, a backrest 503, and a footrest 504 (leg mounting table), which are the chair-type massage machine according to Embodiment 3 described above.
- the configuration is the same as that of the same reference numeral provided in 501 (see FIG. 24).
- the configuration illustrated in FIG. 32 according to the fourth embodiment the configuration of the part denoted by the same reference numeral as that illustrated in FIG. 24 according to the third embodiment described above is illustrated in FIG. Since the configuration is the same as that described above, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the chair-type massage machine 601 according to the fourth embodiment includes armrest portions 605 having different configurations from those of the chair-type massage machine 501 according to the third embodiment, and further, on the right side.
- the arranged armrest 605 is provided with a joystick type operation device 633 having a different configuration from the operation device 533 according to the third embodiment.
- the leg 518a that supports the base 518 on the floor is a component included in the base 518. Let's do it.
- FIG. 33 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the internal configuration of the joystick 620 provided in the joystick type operating device 633. As shown in FIG. Note that many of the configurations of this joystick 620 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the joystick 520 shown in FIG. 27 according to the third embodiment. The description will be omitted, and the following description will be mainly based on different configurations.
- the joystick 620 includes a guide member 622 provided rotatably on a support shaft 621 of a base member 635 whose upper surface forms an arc shape in a side view,
- the guide member 622 is provided with a force S and a joystick body 623 guided in the vertical direction by the guide roller 523a.
- a fan-shaped gear 626 that rotates integrally is provided below the guide member 622.
- the sector gear 626 is meshed with a pinion gear 627a of a potentiometer 627 provided on the base member 635 side.
- the potentiometer 627 detects the rotation angle of the joystick 620.
- the joystick main body 623 has a circular arc shape so that the lower part thereof corresponds to the upper surface of the base member 635, and other configurations are the joystick main body 523 shown in FIG. 27 according to the third embodiment.
- the internal structure of each other is also the same.
- joystick 620 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as the perspective view and the front view shown in FIG. 26 according to the third embodiment. Therefore, the joystick 620 according to the fourth embodiment is also provided with the speed control members 528, 529, the reclining operation switches 530, 531, and the LED 532! (See Figure 26)
- FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the interior of the armrest portion 605 in a state where the joystick-type operating device 633 of the chair-type massage machine 601 shown in FIG. 32 is arranged at the operation position
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing the inside of an armrest portion 605 in a state in which a 601 joystick type operating device 633 is housed.
- the joystick-type operating device 633 is installed on the front side of the armrest 605. It is The joystick type operation device 633 is provided with a joystick 620.
- the joystick 620 is provided at the front end of the swing arm 636 provided in the armrest 605.
- the swing arm 636 has a rear portion supported by an armrest portion 605 by a support shaft 637.
- the swing arm 636 also has a support position force extending forward, its front end swings in the vertical direction, and the joystick 620 is disposed at the operating position of the armrest 605 as shown in FIG. It can be changed to the state of being housed in the armrest portion 605 as shown in FIG.
- the joystick 620 is tilted forward as shown by a two-dot chain line, or the joystick main body 623 is operated in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 33.
- the speed control members 528, 529 can be rotated.
- Reference numeral 634 is an operation panel provided in the vicinity of the joystick 620.
- the state shown in FIG. 34 is a state in which the swing arm 636 is swung upward by the air bag 640 supported by the support plate 605a (shown by a dotted line) provided in the armrest portion 605.
- the joystick 620 is used as a driving means for disposing the joystick 620 at the operation position of the state force armrest 605 shown in FIG.
- An air bag 640 serving as air driving means is provided between the support plate 605a.
- the tip end side of the swing arm 636 is raised, and the joystick 620 is arranged at the operation position. like this
- the swing arm 636 with air drive means, even if an external force is unexpectedly applied to the joystick 20 during driving, the impact of the air bag containing the compressive fluid is reduced. Can be absorbed by.
- Reference numeral 641 is an air pipe for supplying compressed air to the air bag 640.
- a fan-shaped gear 642 for detecting the swing angle of the swing arm 636 is provided on the rear end side (right side in the drawing) of the swing arm 636 from the support shaft 637.
- a potentiometer 643 is provided in the vicinity of the rear of the sector gear 642.
- the sector gear 642 rotates in the up and down direction around the support shaft 637 when the swing arm 636 swings, and meshes with the pinion gear 643a of the potentiometer 643 provided on the armrest 605. ing.
- the potentiometer 643 is a detecting means, and the swing angle of the swing arm 636 is detected by the potentiometer 643. From the angle of the sliding arm 636, the storage and arrangement state of the joystick type operating device 633 can be detected.
- a storage section 650 that forms a space for storing the joystick 620 is provided below the armrest section 605 provided with the joystick-type operating device 633 so as to protrude downward.
- An opening 650a is formed at the lower end of the storage portion 650, and the storage portion 650 and the leg portion 518a (see FIG. 32) communicate with each other through the opening 650a.
- signal transmission between the joystick type operation device 633 provided on the armrest 605 and the control device 519 provided on the base 518 (see FIG. 32) Air supply to the air bag 640 is performed.
- the joystick 620 is configured to be housed in the housing portion 650 while maintaining the form (posture) at the time of operation arranged at the operation position shown in FIG. ing.
- the state force shown in the figure is a state in which the joystick 620 is housed in the armrest 605.
- the oscillating arm 636 provided with the joystick 620 is used.
- the joystick 620 is stored in the storage unit 650 by swinging the front end side downward.
- the configuration for storing the joystick 620 in the storage unit 650 is such that the joystick 620 is gently stored in the storage unit 650 by the downward force due to its own weight and the damper effect of the air bag 640.
- the specific storage operation of the joystick 620 in the fourth embodiment is only the operation in which the user rotates the lock release lever 654 provided outside the armrest 605 in a predetermined direction.
- the stopper 639 pivotally supported by the holding shaft 639a on the armrest 605 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and the support pin 638 is unlocked by the stopper 639, and the joystick
- the tip side of the swing arm 636 swings downward by its own weight, and the joystick 620 is stored in the storage unit 650.
- the air in the air bag 640 provided at the lower part of the swing arm 636 is discharged, and the damper effect is exhibited.
- the joystick 620 can be gently stored in the storage unit 650.
- the storage mechanism is a structure for storing the joystick 620 in the storage portion 650, with the sliding arm 636 and the air bag 640 as main components.
- a lid member 644 is provided above the joystick-type operating device 633 during storage.
- the lid member 644 is configured to cover the upper part of the operating device 633 and form the upper surface of the flat armrest 605.
- An opening mechanism 645 for opening the lid member 644 is provided inside the armrest portion 605.
- a wire 646 that is a part of the opening mechanism 645 and extends in the front-rear direction behind the cover member 644, and for changing the extending direction of the wire 646
- Two pulleys 647 provided on the armrest 605 are provided above the swing arm 636.
- a wire scooping member 648 connected to the end of the wire 646 on the side opposite to the lid (the rear end in FIGS. 34 and 35) is disposed on the side of the sector gear 642.
- the wire gripping member 648 is attached to the support shaft 637. It is provided at the end of the supported bracket 649.
- a guide groove 649a for guiding a guide pin 642a provided in the sector gear 642 is provided in an arc shape with the support shaft 637 as a center.
- FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the armrest portion 605 showing an opening mechanism that opens the lid member provided above when the joystick-type operating device 633 of the chair-type massage machine 601 shown in FIG. 32 is accommodated.
- 37 (a) to (d) are perspective views showing a flow in which the lid member 644 is opened by the opening mechanism shown in FIG. 36 and a flow in which the joystick is disposed at the operation position.
- the upper part of the joystick type operating device 633 has a lid member that covers the upper side of the operating device 633 when the joystick 620 is housed in the armrest 605. 644 is provided.
- the lid member 644 is configured such that the upper surface of the armrest portion 605 is substantially flat when the upper portion of the operating device 633 provided in the armrest portion 605 is covered.
- the lid member 644 is configured to be opened by rotating from the laterally inner side (seat portion 502 side) of the armrest portion 605 toward the laterally outer side, and the outer end portion of the lid member 644 is
- the armrest 605 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 651. Both ends of the rotating shaft 651 are supported by a shaft holding portion 651 a provided outside the armrest portion 605. Inside the shaft holding portion 651a, a support bracket 651b for supporting the end portion of the rotating shaft 651 is provided inside the shaft holding portion 651a.
- the lid member 644 incorporates an opening mechanism 645 that automatically opens when the lid member 644 is rotated to a predetermined position as described above.
- the opening mechanism 645 includes a spring 652 provided around the rotation shaft 651, the wire 646 wound by the rotation of the rotation shaft 651, and a predetermined tension applied to the wire 646 via the pulley 647.
- the wire wire collecting member 648 is provided.
- the rotary shaft 651 supporting the lid member 644 has a spring 652 inserted therein, and the end force of this spring 652 is locked on the armrest 605 side and one on the lid member 644 side. It has been.
- the urging force of the spring 652 always acts in the direction of opening the lid member 644.
- the rotating shaft 651 has a direction in which the lid member 644 is closed by the wire 646. Force is applied.
- the lid member 644 configured in this manner is in a state where a predetermined tension is applied by the force wire 646 that causes the lid member 644 to be opened by the spring 652 when the user opens the lid member 644. Since it can be opened with, it becomes a gentle and powerful opening operation.
- FIG. 37 (a) when the lid member 644 is closed, the upper surface of the armrest portion 605 is formed in a flat state.
- FIG. 37 (b) when the lid member 644 is opened, the sensor 65 3 (shown in FIGS. 34 and 35) detects that the lid member 644 has been opened to a predetermined angle.
- a rectangular opening 605b is formed in the upper portion of the armrest portion 605 and below the lid member 644 in the closed state.
- the opening 605b communicates with the internal space of the accommodating portion 650, and the joystick 620 projects outside through the opening 605b or is accommodated in the accommodating portion 650.
- the lid member 644 is gently opened to the fully open position, and the swing arm 636 swings to move the armrest 605 from the storage portion 650 to the joystick 620. Protrudes to the operating position.
- the operation of manually opening the closed lid member 644 to a predetermined angle is an arrangement operation for placing the operating device 633 at the operating position, whereby The member 644 is gently opened due to the force relationship between the wire 646 and the spring 652, and the opening operation of the lid member 644 is detected by the sensor 653, and air is supplied to the air bag 640 so that the swing arm 636 is It is automatically moved up and down until the joystick 620 is moved to the operating position.
- a proximity switch, an optical sensor, or the like is used as the sensor 653, and is provided so that it can be detected that the lid member 644 is opened.
- the joystick 620 is not operated! / Sometimes, the joystick 620 is placed inside the armrest 605. Since the upper part of the armrest 605 can be flattened by the lid member 644, the treatment can be performed in a relaxed posture. Further, when the joystick 620 is necessary, the user performs an initial operation to open the lid member 644, and thereafter the lid member 644 is automatically opened and the joystick 620 is placed inside the armrest 605. The force can also be placed at the operating position.
- the joystick 620 (operating device 633) is unnecessary, it can be stored inside the armrest 605, and when the user wishes to perform treatment with the joystick 620, the joystick 620 is placed on the armrest.
- the internal force of 605 can also be arranged at the operation position to perform a desired treatment operation.
- the joystick 620 is configured to be stored in the form during operation, the joystick 620 is operated with a stable operation feeling without causing a large backlash or the like in the configuration of the joystick 620. be able to.
- the operation of the joystick 620 has priority
- the operation by the remote control device 6 has priority
- It can also be configured.
- a method of giving priority to the operation of the joystick 620 for example, by detecting that the joystick 620 is placed at the operation position or by providing a switch that prioritizes the operation of the joystick 620, the switch is operated.
- the joystick 620 can be switched to give priority to the operation.
- the operation status of such a joystick 620 is also added to the remote control device 506. It is also possible to provide a display unit for displaying the state or the like, or to provide a switch for storing and arranging the joystick 620 in the remote control device 506.
- FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the storage mechanism 680 in the armrest 605 (see FIG. 32) in a state where the joystick type operating device 633 is stored. As shown in FIG.
- the joystick 620 included in the joystick-type operating device 633 is provided at the front end portion of the swing arm 636 extending substantially in the front-rear direction, similarly to the configuration described with reference to FIGS.
- the swing arm 636 has a rear end portion rotatably supported on the armrest portion 605 by a support shaft 637. Further, a support pin 638 protrudes laterally at a substantially central position in the front-rear direction of the swing arm 636.
- the storage mechanism 680 shown in FIG. 45 includes a stopper 660 that is substantially L-shaped in a side view, instead of the stopper 639 shown in FIG.
- the stopper 660 includes a bent portion 660b that is swingably supported by the armrest portion 605 by a peristaltic shaft 660a, a rod-like rearward extending portion 660c that extends substantially rearward from the bent portion 660b, and a substantially lower portion from the bent portion 660b. And a bar-like downwardly extending portion 660d with which the support pin 638 abuts on the back surface.
- a locking portion 660e that is notched so as to be recessed forward in a side view is formed at the rear portion of the base portion of the downwardly extending portion 660d. As will be described later, the locking portion 660e locks the support pin 638 of the swing arm 636 when the swing arm 636 swings upward about the support shaft 637 and the joystick 620 is in the operating position. Thus, the operation position of the joystick 620 is held.
- a lever 663 that is swingably supported by the armrest 605 by a swing shaft 663a having an axial center along the front-rear direction is disposed outside the rearward extension 660c of the stagger 660.
- the lever 663 has a rod-like side extending portion 663b extending substantially inward from the sliding shaft 663a and a rod-like upward extending portion 663c extending substantially upward from the sliding shaft 663a.
- a spherical shape is formed at the tip of the backward extending portion 660c.
- a contact ball 663d that can contact the upper surface of the rear end portion is provided.
- a lid member 644 that covers the upper side of the joystick 620 in a state where the joystick 620 is housed in the armrest portion 605 is disposed.
- the lid member 644 is supported by a rotation shaft 651 extending in the front-rear direction, and the rotation shaft 651 is rotatably supported by an armrest portion 605.
- the lid member 644 incorporates an opening mechanism 645 similar to that shown in FIG. 36. When the lid member 644 is rotated to a predetermined position, the lid member 644 is gently moved thereafter. It is automatically opened by movement.
- a cam 665 is provided integrally with the rotating shaft 651 at the rear portion of the rotating shaft 651.
- the cam 665 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and its shaft center is provided so as to coincide with the shaft core of the rotation shaft 651, and a part of the peripheral portion is cut to form a flat portion 665a.
- the tip of the upwardly extending portion 663c of the lever 663 is in contact with the curved surface portion 665b that is on the same circumference as the flat portion 665a.
- the outer periphery of the cam 665 is covered with a cylindrical cover 668, and a projecting portion 668a having an internal space for accommodating the tip of the upper extending portion 663c of the lever 663 is provided on the periphery of the cover 668. Is provided.
- the cam 665 also rotates together with the rotating shaft 651 by opening and closing the lid member 644, and at the same time, the tip of the upper extending portion 6 63c of the lever 663 is The cam 665 slides on the flat portion 665a and the curved surface portion 665b.
- a predetermined rotation angle for example, 230 °
- the lever 663 swings counterclockwise around the peristaltic shaft 663a as viewed from the front (see the arrow around the peristaltic shaft 663a in FIG. 45). Accordingly, the contact ball 663d provided at the tip of the laterally extending portion 663b of the lever 663 rises.
- the rotation shaft 651 that supports the lid member 644 rotates
- the rotation angle is detected by the sensor 653 (see FIG. 34).
- air is supplied to the air bag 640 (see FIG. 46), and the swing arm 636 located at the lowermost position rotates around the support shaft 637,
- the joystick 620 is raised.
- the support pin 638 protruding from the swing arm 636 is in contact with the lower back surface of the downwardly extending portion 660d of the stopper 660, Swing arm 636
- the support pin 638 slides upward on the back surface of the stopper 660 along the downwardly extending portion 660d of the stopper 660.
- the support pin 638 is fitted and locked in the locking portion 660e of the stopper 660.
- the joystick 620 is stably held in the operating position.
- the stopper 660 swings around the swinging shaft 660a when locked in this way, and then when the locked state is reached, the rear extension 660c is positioned upward, and the contact ball 663d of the lever 663 is moved. It contacts the upper surface of the rear end of the rear extension 660c (see also Fig. 46 (a)).
- FIG. 45 shows the state when the lid member 644 is fully opened and the joystick 620 is in the operating position
- Fig. 46 (b) shows the state when the lid member 644 is slightly closed
- Fig. 46 (c) Shows the state in which the lid member 644 is completely closed and the joystick 620 is housed in the armrest 605.
- the right side is a side view of the storage mechanism 680
- the left side is a cover frame 644, Stono 660, Reno 663, and cam 665 with the storage mechanism 680.
- a cross-sectional front view is shown.
- FIG. 46 for convenience of explanation, the illustration of the joystick 620 etc. is omitted, and the operation part is mainly shown.
- the tip of the upwardly extending portion 663c of the lever 663 is located in the protruding portion 668a of the cover 668, and the flat portion 665a of the cam 665 provided integrally with the rotating shaft 651 of the lid member 644. It is in the state which contacted.
- air is discharged from the air bag 640 when about 10 seconds have elapsed. Exhausted. Note that air may be discharged from the air bag 640 when the sensor 653 (see FIG. 34) detects that the rotation angle of the lid member 644 reaches a predetermined angle during the closing operation. Also, in this embodiment, this exhaust is a force that is natural exhaust due to gravity received from the swing arm 636. If the exhaust speed is slow enough not to apply a large impact to the joystick 620 etc. when stored, it can be used as forced exhaust by the pump. Also good.
- the swing arm 636 swings around the support shaft 637 and the joystick 620 descends due to its own weight.
- the peristaltic shaft 637 is appropriately provided with a damper.
- this damper is provided coaxially with the input shaft of the potentiometer 643 shown in FIG. 33.
- the potentiometer 643 may be provided at another position. (For the swing arm 636 shown in FIG. 33, a damper is provided coaxially with the input shaft of the potentiometer 643 or at another appropriate position, or the potentiometer 643 has a damper function.
- the operating speed of the swing arm 636 may be relaxed (reduced). Note that the exhaust speed may be reduced by reducing the size of the exhaust port of the air bag 640, etc., and the lowering speed of the joystick 620 may be reduced (reduced). At the same time when the joystick 620 is lowered, the support pin 638 of the swing arm 636 slides on the back surface of the downwardly extending portion 660d of the stopper 660 and moves downward. When almost all air is discharged from the air bag 640, the swing arm 636 is stopped by abutting against a support plate 605a (see also FIG. 34) provided in the armrest 605, and the support pin 638 is stopped. The lower extension of 660 is in contact with the back of the lower end of 660d (see also Fig. 45). 20 is in a state where everything is housed in the armrest 605 (see FIG. 46 (c)).
- the joystick 620 can be stored in the armrest 605 simply by closing the lid member 644 without the user performing a special operation. Can do.
- the stopper 660 When the stopper 660 is pressed by the support pin 638, the stopper 660 swings around the peristaltic shaft 660a, and the rear extension 660c moves downward, while the lever 663 has an upper extension 663c protruding from the cover 668.
- the swing range is limited within the installation portion 668a, and the laterally extending installation portion 663b cannot move downward from a predetermined position. Therefore, when the joystick 620 is stored, the rearward extension 660c of the stopper 660 is separated from the contact ball 663d of the lever 663 (see FIG. 46 (c)).
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a shirter 670 that can be applied to the entrance / exit of the joystick 620 in the armrest 605 as described above, and shows a state in which the shirter 670 is closed.
- FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing a state in which the shirt 670 is opened.
- a rectangular opening 605b that forms an entrance / exit of the joystick 620 is formed on the upper surface of the armrest 605.
- the top portion is located below the opening 605b.
- a shirt 670 is provided in the opening 605b.
- the shirt 670 is of a left-right opening type and has left and right doors 671, 671 that are formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction.
- a rotating shaft 672 having an axial core extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the outer portion of the front end and the rear end of each door 671. The rotation shaft 672 is rotatably supported by an armrest portion 605.
- a rotating shaft 672 provided at the front end of each door 671 is provided with a protruding portion 672a extending in a crank shape, and a coiled spring 673 is interposed between the protruding portions 672a. ing.
- the spring 673 biases the rotating shaft 672 in a direction to close each door 671.
- a spring having the same configuration and having the same function may be interposed between the rotating shafts 672 provided at the rear end of each door 671.
- a gripping part 671a that is depressed downward is formed on the right side of the upper surface of the left door 671 and the left side of the top surface of the right door 671, respectively.
- the shutter 670 can be opened manually.
- the door 671 is also pushed up by the top of the joystick 620, and is opened to the left and right. (See Figure 48).
- the joystick 620 is lowered, the left and right doors 671 are rotated in the closing direction by the action of the spring 673, and when the joystick 620 is stored below the opening 605b, the shirter 670 is completely closed.
- foreign matters such as dust and dirt can be prevented from entering the armrest portion 605 from the opening 605b with a simple configuration.
- dust chute 675 is provided in addition to shirter 670.
- the dust chute 675 is disposed in the armrest 605 at the lower left and right of the opening 605b, and has a curved shape so that the distance between the left and right dust chutes 675 decreases according to the downward force. Yes.
- urethane may be provided so as to fill a gap between the joystick 620 and the opening 605b at the operation position.
- an opening smaller than the cross-sectional shape when the joystick 620 at the operation position is cut at the opening surface of the opening 605b is formed in urethane, and the shape of the joystick 620 is It is desirable to provide appropriate cuts and slits so that they can be easily deformed according to the conditions.
- a stretch material may be attached to the opening 605b instead of the shirt 670 or urethane.
- a slit extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the central portion of the stretch material covering the opening 605b so that the joystick 620 can enter and exit through this slit. In this way, even when urethane or a stretch material is used, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the armrest 605 through the opening 605b.
- the mechanism that allows the operation device 633 to be housed as described above is merely an example, and the operation device 633 may be housed inside the armrest 605 by another mechanism.
- the operating device 633 is also placed in the operating position of the internal force of the armrest 605
- the configuration to be performed is also an example, and any configuration can be used as long as the operation device 633 housed in the armrest portion 605 can be arranged at the operation position during operation.
- the configuration is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the above-described storage operation for storing the joystick 620 in the storage unit 650 and the placement operation for positioning the joystick 620 stored in the storage unit 650 at the operation position are examples, and are performed by other methods. Even so,
- FIG. 38 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the chair type massage machine remote control device 706 according to the fifth embodiment
- FIG. 39 is a drawing of the chair type massage machine remote control device 706. Therefore, (a) is a side view and (b) is a BB cross-sectional view thereof. This cross-sectional view omits the internal structure.
- the remote control device 706 according to the fifth embodiment can be applied to the chair type massage machine 501 shown in FIG. 24 according to the third embodiment instead of the remote control device 506. It is.
- description will be made with reference to FIG. 38 and FIG. 39 as well as FIG. 24 according to the third embodiment as appropriate.
- the chair type massage machine 501 shown in FIG. 24 does not necessarily include the operation device 533.
- the concept of direction in the fifth embodiment is used as being consistent with the concept of direction used in the third embodiment described above.
- the remote control device 706 of the fifth embodiment is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and is provided with depressions 720a on both sides on the back side of the device body 720.
- the shape is easy for the user to hold.
- the position operation section 724 is disposed, and on the lower side, the treatment operation by the treatment element 508 provided in the backrest section 503 and the air bags 515, 516 provided in the footrest 504 and the seat section 502 are provided.
- Select buttons 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730 The treatment position operation unit 731 is arranged!
- the position operation unit 724 disposed on the upper side schematically illustrates the side view of the chair type massage machine 501, and the backrest 503 is schematically illustrated.
- An arrow-shaped reclining operation button 721 for reclining the backrest portion is provided in the portion shown, and an arrow-shaped footrest operation button 722 for changing the angle of the footrest 504 is shown in a portion schematically showing the footrest 504 And an arrow-shaped foot slide operation button 723 for moving the tip of the footrest 504 in the vertical direction.
- the operation buttons 721, 722, 723 are arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine 501.
- the backrest 503 rises and the lower end of the footrest 504 is lowered, and when the arrow-shaped operation button 721b is pressed, the backrest 503 falls and the lower end of the footrest 504 is moved forward. Go up.
- the arrow-shaped operation button 722a is pressed, the lower end of the footrest 504 is raised forward, and when the arrow-shaped operation button 722b is pressed, the lower end of the footrest 504 is lowered.
- the foot slide operation button 723 moves so that the lower end of the footrest 504 approaches the seat 502 when the arrow-like operation button 723a is pressed, and the lower end of the footrest 504 moves away from the seat 502 when the arrow-like operation button 723b is pressed.
- the operation buttons 721, 722, and 723 are configured such that the respective configurations of the backrest 503 and the footrest 504 are moved in the pressed direction by pressing the directions of the arrows.
- the position operation unit 724 is provided with a shoulder position adjustment button 732 for adjusting the shoulder position.
- This shoulder position adjustment button 732 has two buttons on the top and bottom. When the upper shoulder position adjustment button 732 is pressed, the treatment element 508 moves upward, and when the lower shoulder position adjustment button 732 is pressed, the treatment element The 508 is configured to move downward. Between the shoulder position adjusting buttons 732, an LED lamp 733 indicating an adjustable time is provided. The LED lamp 733 is configured to light up in orange or the like when it is adjustable and notify the user when it is adjustable.
- the selection buttons 725 to 730 are provided on the treatment position operation unit 731 disposed on the lower side in the form of a side view of the user sitting on the seat 502 of the chair type massage machine 501. Has been placed. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 38, the head of the user is positioned on the upper left side. In this state, the shoulder strength, waist and hips of the user and the thigh of the user are shown schematically in a bent state in an L shape. In the portion schematically showing the form of the side view of the user, the shoulder selection button 725 is arranged at the shoulder position, the waist selection button 726 is arranged at the waist position, the hip selection button 727 is arranged at the hip position, and the upper force is also arranged in order.
- the calf of the user is schematically shown in a state of being bent in an inverted L shape so as to be continuous with a portion schematically showing the thigh of the user, and this calf is schematically shown. It is shown schematically with the user's foot bent in an L-shape so as to continue to the part.
- a thigh selection button 728 is provided at the thigh position
- a calf selection button 729 is provided at the calf position
- a foot selection button 730 is provided at the foot position. They are arranged in order from the top.
- the thigh selection button 728 provided at the thigh position, the calf selection button 729 provided at the calf position, and the foot selection button 730 provided at the foot position are “strong”, “medium”, “
- the LED lamps 728a, 729a, and 730a indicate the selection status of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”, respectively.
- the “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” are for adjusting the pressing force of the air bags 515, 516, 517 to change the tightening force of the treatment portion.
- the adjustment of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” of the pressing force by these air bags 515, 516, 517 can be selectively performed by operating the selection buttons 728 (729, 730), respectively.
- the treatment operation can be selected according to the preference of the user.
- To adjust the strength for example, when the selection button 728 (729, 730) is pressed, it starts with “Medium”, and then every time the same selection button 728 (729, 730) is pressed, “Strong”, “Stop” “Weak”, “Medium”, “Strong”, and so on are used in order to cycle.
- the selection state of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” is indicated by lighting of the LED lamps 728a, 729a, and 730a.
- the air bags 515, 516, 517 may be simultaneously operated by simultaneously pressing the selection buttons 728, 729, 730.
- select button 72 Operation of 8, 729, 730 [Thus, these air bags 515, 516, 517 [Although these treatments may be performed alternately at predetermined intervals.
- the operation buttons 721 to 723 at positions corresponding to the respective parts of the massaging machine 501 are provided on the position operation part 724 disposed on the upper side of the front surface of the apparatus main body 720.
- the treatment position operation unit 731 arranged in the schematic form of the machine 501 and the treatment position selection buttons 725 to 730 are arranged in the form of a side view of the user. Is placed.
- the shoulder selection button 725, the waist selection button 726, and the buttocks selection button 727 provided in the shoulder, waist, and buttocks positions schematically shown in the treatment position operation unit 731 are close to each other.
- a vibrator button 734 is provided that applies vibration to the treatment element 508 treated at these positions with a vibrator 511 (see FIG. 24).
- a nebulator button that vibrates the sole is shown below the foot selection button 730 that is schematically shown in the treatment position operation unit 731 and that is provided at the foot position of the user. 735 is provided.
- These vibrator buttons 734 and 735 have a concavo-convex pattern on the surface thereof, and are configured so that the tactile sensation is different from the other selection buttons 725 to 730.
- These vibrator buttons 734 and 735 are configured so that “strong” and “weak” can be selected, and LED lamps 734a and 735a that indicate the selection state of “strong” and “weak” are respectively provided. It is provided. This “strong” and “weak” change the magnitude of vibration of vibrator 511.
- These vibrator buttons 734 and 735 can be selectively operated, and their strength adjustments can be selectively performed, so that a treatment operation can be selected according to the user's preference. It is configured. For example, when the vibrator button 734 (735) is pressed, it starts with “weak”, and each time the same button 734 (735) is pressed, “strong”, “stop”, “weak”, “strong” ⁇ A configuration that switches sequentially so as to circulate. The selection state of “strong” and “weak” is indicated by lighting of the LED lamps 734a and 735a.
- a lower part of the treatment position operation unit 731 is provided with a whole body course selection button 736 for treating the whole body according to a preset treatment program that does not exist at a specific treatment position, and an acupressure course selection button 737. It has been. These are also automatic courses, and a pre-set treatment program is executed.
- a strength adjustment button 738 for selecting the strength of treatment by these selection buttons 725 to 730, 736, 737 is also provided.
- the strength selection by the strength adjustment button 738 is configured so that it is strengthened by pressing the upper “strong” strength adjustment button 738 and weakened by pressing the lower “weak” strength adjustment button 738.
- This strength adjustment button 734 is configured so that it can be operated even during treatment.
- the LED lamps 728a, 729a, and 730a indicating the selected state of "strong”, “medium”, and “weak” by operating the selection buttons 728, 729, and 730, and the vibrator buttons 734 and 7 35
- the LED lamps 734a and 735a which indicate the “strong” and “weak” selection status by operation, are lit in orange when each automatic course is selected, while the selection buttons 728, 729, 730 , 734, and 735 are selected so that even IJ is turned on in green during the manual course, so that the distinction of the course being treated can be easily grasped by the LED lamp lighting color.
- a display unit 750 is provided at the upper end of the apparatus main body 720, and a power button 739 and a quick stop button 740 are provided below the display unit 750.
- Various messages are displayed on the display unit 750 when the power button 739 is turned on. For example, when the power is turned on, the product name “ ⁇ 'Medical Chair (registered trademark)”, the model name, and “Now preparing” are displayed.
- the treatment operation selected by the treatment position operation unit 731 is displayed, and if it is an automatic course, the explanation about the selected treatment program, the course name “shoulder”, and the comment “This course is the part of the shoulder on the neck. Appears. "Is displayed.
- the message “Please turn on the power again” is displayed to reset the initial settings.
- the display unit 750 uses a fluorescent display tube, a liquid crystal panel, or the like.
- the heater button is 741 ⁇ .
- the configuration of these buttons 721 to 723, 725 to 730, 73 2, 734 to 741 is not limited to this embodiment. What is necessary is just to determine a number.
- the operation buttons 721 to 723 are arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine 501 and the chair type massage machine 501 is seated.
- the operation force 721 to 723 for adjusting the angle of the backrest 503 and the position of the footrest 504 and the selection buttons 725 to 730 for selecting the treatment operation are arranged separately on the upper and lower sides of the main body 720. Therefore, after the user performs posture adjustment while sitting on the chair type massage machine 501 with the operation buttons 721 to 723 provided on the position operation unit 724, the user is provided with the treatment position operation unit 731.
- the selection of the massage operation can be easily performed in this respect as long as the selection buttons 725 to 730 or the selection buttons 736 and 737 are used to select the desired treatment.
- buttons 721 to 723 and selection buttons 725 to 730, 736, and 737 are operated, if different operation sounds are generated according to each treatment location, for example, air bags 5 15, 516, When operating the 517, the sound of “Shyu” is generated, and when operating the vibrator 511 (for example, the footrest 504 that treats the foot of the user) The treatment operation operated by the user is recognized by sound.
- the user can easily select a desired treatment operation intuitively by looking at the remote control device 706.
- a person who is not familiar with the operation of the machine or who is used to the operation of the remote control device can easily perform the desired treatment operation.
- selection button division in the fifth embodiment is merely an example, and the number of treatment positions and the arrangement of air bags may be determined in accordance with the specifications of the chair type massage machine to be applied.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the chair type massage machine according to the sixth embodiment
- FIG. 41 shows the chair type massager.
- the concept of direction in the sixth embodiment is assumed to be consistent with the concept of the direction used in the third embodiment. As shown in FIGS.
- the chair-type pine surge machine 801 is mainly composed of a seat 502, a backrest 503, a footrest 504 (leg rest), and left and right armrests 805. It is configured.
- the right armrest portion 805 is provided with a joystick type operating device 533 having the same configuration as that described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27 according to the third embodiment.
- the left and right armrests 805, 805 can be removed and replaced with each other! RU
- the left and right armrest portions 805 have the same outer shape, are formed in a symmetrical shape in plan view, and are attached to either the left or right side. Even if it is the same mounting state.
- the armrest portion 805 of this embodiment is supported by the leg portion 518a by a front support pin 834 via a bracket 805a having a front portion provided at the lower portion, and the rear portion is supported by the rear support pin 835. It is supported by the drooping part 503.
- the rear support pin 835 moves backward so as to move away from the seat 502 when the backrest 503 is reclined, so that the front support pin 834 moves backward as the rear support pin 835 moves. Is supported to move to.
- the configuration in which the front support pins 834 are supported so as to be movable in the front-rear direction can be achieved by supporting the front support pins 834 with a link 836 shown in FIG. 42 described later, a slide rail, or the like.
- the front support pin 834 and the rear support pin 835 that support the armrest portion 805 as described above are detachably provided on the leg portion 518a and the backrest portion 503.
- the front support pin 834 is inserted and fixed from the support pin insertion port 818b provided on the upper outer side of the leg 518a toward the seat 502, so that the front part of the armrest 805 is attached to the leg 518a. I support it.
- the rear support pin 835 supports the rear portion of the armrest portion 805 to the backrest portion 503 by inserting and fixing the lateral force of the backrest portion 503 toward the backrest portion 503. Therefore, the armrest 805 can be removed from the leg 518a and the backrest 503 by removing these support pins 834 and 835. With this configuration, the armrest 805 is removable.
- FIG. 42 is a side view showing an armrest portion provided with a joystick type operating device 533 of the chair type massage machine 801 shown in FIG.
- a joystick type operating device 533 of the chair type massage machine 801 shown in FIG. an example in which the joystick 520 of the joystick type operating device 533 is configured to be housed in the armrest 805 is shown.
- the armrest 805 on the right side provided with the joystick type operation device 533 will be described.
- the joystick 520 shown in this figure is shown by a solid line when it is placed at a predetermined position where it can be operated, and is shown by a two-dot chain line when it is stored in the armrest 805.
- a bracket 805a supported by a front support pin 834 is provided at the front of the right armrest 805, and this bracket 805a is connected to a frame 818c provided on a leg 518a with a pin 818d. It is connected by a link 836 supported by a front support pin 834. Accordingly, the front portion of the armrest portion 805 is supported by the leg portion 518a (base 518). The rear portion of the armrest 805 is supported by the backrest 503 by a rear support pin 835. The armrest 805 supported in this manner is a force that moves the rear support pin 835 to move backward from the seat 502 when the backrest 503 is tilted backward.
- the front support pin 834 is configured to move rearward when the front support pin 834 side) is inclined rearward.
- a storage part 805b for storing the joystick 520 is provided below the armrest part 805 so as to protrude downward.
- a storage portion hole 818e for receiving the storage portion 805b is provided in the leg portion 518a where the storage portion 805b is located.
- a support shaft 521 (see Fig. 27) is supported on the front end of the swing arm 837, and the back end of the swing arm 837 is supported on the rear portion of the storage portion 805b of the armrest 805. Supported by 838.
- the oscillating arm 837 swings in the vertical direction, so that the joystick 520 can be stored inside the armrest 805 or placed at a predetermined position from the inside of the armrest 805.
- 805c is a lid member that closes the upper opening of the storage portion 805b when the joystick 520 is stored.
- the air bag 839 provided between the lower part of the swing arm 837 and the wall surface of the storage unit 805b is inflated by supplying air to the inside to push up the swing arm 837 to place the stored joystick 520. It is arranged at a fixed position.
- the joystick 520 is stored by the user's force, and the joystick 520 is placed at a predetermined position by the inflation of the air bag 839.
- the joystick 520 is stored or at a predetermined position.
- the configuration arranged in is not limited to this embodiment. Then, the configuration described in the fourth embodiment (see also FIGS. 34 to 37 and FIGS. 45 to 48) can be adopted as a configuration in which the joystick 520 is housed or arranged at a predetermined position.
- a joystick-type operation device 533 provided on the armrest 805 and a control device 519 provided on the base 518 are detachable.
- a transmission member 840 that is connected to and transmits a signal is provided.
- the transmission member 840 uses a wiring joint in which the storage portion 805b side is indicated by a solid line and the storage portion hole 818e side is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
- the air bag 839 since the air bag 839 that can be inflated and contracted is used to place the joystick 520 at a predetermined position, the air bag 839 is compressed as power for inflating the air bag 839.
- a connecting member 841 that removably connects the air bag 839 and a pump (not shown) provided on the base 518 side in order to supply air also to the base 518 side includes the storage unit 805b and the storage unit hole 8 18e. Between.
- This connection member 841 is an example of connection means.
- the storage portion 805b side is indicated by a solid line
- the storage portion hole 818e side is indicated by a two-dot chain line, for example, a fluid that can supply air.
- a joint is used.
- Embodiment 6 when a wiring joint is used for the transmission member 840 and a fluid joint is used for the connection member 841, when the armrest portion 805 provided with the joystick-type operating device 533 is exchanged between the left and right, Connection of means for signal transmission and power transmission with the base 518 Z removal work Work is made easy.
- the configurations of the transmission member 840 and the connection member 841 are merely examples, and other configurations may be employed that can transmit an operation signal and supply power.
- control device 519 is provided with a function of detecting the connection state of the transmission member 840 and the connection member 841. Thus, if the transmission member 840 and the connection member 841 are not properly connected, the control device 519 disables the function of the remote control device 506. In addition, by providing the control device 519 with a function for displaying the state on the remote control device 506, the user can easily check the connection state of the transmission member 840 and the connection member 841. In this case, it may be displayed whether the joystick type operating device 533 is connected to the left or right armrest portion 805. Alternatively, the connection state of the transmission member 840 and the connection member 841 may be detected, and the respective states may be displayed on the remote control device 506.
- a detection means for detecting whether or not the front and back of the armrest portion 805 are correctly attached is provided in the attachment portion of the armrest portion 805, and the attachment state of the armrest portion 805 is remotely controlled by a signal from this detection means. Display it on the control unit 506.
- FIG. 43 is a side view of the left armrest portion provided with the pulse wave measuring device shown in FIG. 40
- FIG. 44 is a perspective view of a portion provided with the pulse wave measuring device of the armrest portion shown in FIG. It is.
- the same components as those shown in FIG. 42 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the front portion of the left armrest portion 805 is configured such that the outer armrest 805d can slide forward.
- the state in which the elbow rest 805d is slid forward is indicated by a solid line
- the tip portion in a state where it is slid rearward and closed is indicated by a two-dot chain line.
- an upper part of the armrest 805 on the rear end side of the armrest 805d that is, when the armrest 805d is slid forward, a portion 805e where a concave hand is placed appears at a position near the rear of the pulse wave measuring device 842.
- the pulse wave measuring device 842 is turned on by sliding the elbow rest 805d forward, and the pulse wave measuring device 842 is turned off by sliding the elbow rest 805d backward and closing it. It is configured to be.
- this pulse wave measuring device 842 a device capable of measuring a fingertip pulse wave and a pulse is employed.
- a specific pulse wave measuring device 842 for example, a device that optically captures the pulsation of arterial blood due to a pulse with a fingertip and individually observes and measures changes in the amount of transmitted light with respect to red light and infrared light can be used.
- the pulse wave measuring apparatus 842 of the sixth embodiment is an example and may have other configurations.
- this pulse wave measuring device 842 is provided with a sensor unit 843, a display unit 842a, and operation switches 842b and 842c.
- the sensor portion 843 is provided with a raised portion 843a where a hand is placed and a measuring portion 843b where a finger 844 is placed at the center thereof.
- the measuring unit 843b has a finger placing plate 843c on which the finger 844 is placed during use and also serves as a lid when not in use. The front portion of the finger placing plate 843c is swung downward by being pressed by the finger 844. Thus, the finger 844 is configured to be placed in the measuring portion 843b (see FIG. 43).
- the display unit 842a displays a menu such as a measurement operation to be selected. For example, items that can be selected are displayed in the center frame.
- the display unit 842a employs an LCD display method or the like.
- the operation switches 842b and 842c are provided on both sides of the display unit 842a.
- a list operation switch 842b for scrolling the menu displayed on the display unit 842a is provided, and the right side is provided.
- a selection operation switch 842c for selecting or canceling the menu displayed on the display unit 842a is provided.
- the list operation switch 842b provided on the left side has a function of scrolling left and right in accordance with the contents displayed on the display unit 842a.
- the pulse wave measuring device 842 is provided with a memory unit 842d for storing measurement results (see FIG. 43). In this example, the memory portion 842d is connected to the transmission member 840 by the wiring 842e.
- a desired item is displayed on the display unit 842a by the left list operation switch 842b and is determined by the right selection operation switch 842c.
- the selection operation switch 842c is configured separately from the display unit 842a.
- the force display unit 842a is configured by a touch panel type, and the display unit 842a is configured to also serve as the selection operation switch 8 42c. May be.
- a desired item may be selected by another configuration.
- the specific operation procedure by the pulse wave measuring apparatus 842 configured in this way is as follows. Next, the user, sex, age, and other conditions are input, and the finger 844 is inserted into the measurement unit 843b of the sensor unit 843. Then, the item of “measurement start” is displayed on the display unit 842a by the list operation switch 842b, and the determination button of the selection operation switch 842c is pressed. As a result, the measurement is completed in a predetermined time, and the result is displayed on the display unit 842a. Then, after performing massage, measure the pulse wave again.
- the finger 844 is put into the measurement unit 843b, the item “measurement start” is displayed on the display unit 842a with the list operation switch 842b, and the decision button of the selection operation switch 842c is pressed. Thereby, the measurement is completed in a predetermined time, and the result is displayed on the display unit 842a. This result is displayed as a comparison result before and after the massage.
- the measurement history can be recorded in the memory unit 842d of the pulse wave measuring device 842, and the item "display switching" is displayed on the display unit 842a to determine the current The measurement result screen and the past history display screen can be switched and displayed. Further, the pulse waveform can be displayed on the display unit 842a, and can be scrolled to the left and right by the selection operation switch 842c. It is also possible to record the measurement results in this way and switch between the current measurement result screen and the history display screen.
- the armrest 805 provided with the joystick-type operating device 533 and the pulse wave measuring device 842 is positioned on either the left or right side, which is easy for the user to operate.
- the joystick type operating device 533 is positioned on the dominant arm side of the user, and the treatment operation is selected stably while measuring the pulse wave on the other arm side. Can be operated.
- the power sources of the joystick type operation device 533 and the pulse wave measurement device 842 can be stably obtained from the base 518 side by connecting the detachable transmission member 840 respectively.
- the removal position of the armrest portion 805 is merely an example, and the armrest portion 805 including the respective devices 533 and 842 may be removed at other positions and replaced with the left and right.
- the configuration is not limited to that described in Embodiment 6.
- the configuration of supporting the armrest 805 is an example, and the armrest 805 is not limited to the configuration supported by the leg 518a and the backrest 503, but the front and back are supported by the leg 518a. Any configuration can be applied.
- the present invention is useful in a chair-type massage machine, a massage machine, and various operation devices provided in these for treating the body of a user.
- the present invention is useful in a chair-type massage machine, a massage machine, and various operation devices provided in the chair-type massager, in which a seated user can operate the operation device intuitively or without feeling uncomfortable.
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